The Philosophy of Pleasure; or, the History of a Young Lady, of Luxurious Temperament and Prurient Imagination who experiences repeatedly the Dangers of Seduction, and whose escapes from the Snares of Love are truly wonderful, depicting many and various Luscious Scenes with her Lovers, and proving herself to be the Child of Nature Improved by Change. Freely translated from the original French
by [?HELVETIUS (Claude Adrien)]:
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London: Printed for T Becket, Corner of the Adelphi, in the Strand 1774. ['Rochester Series of Reprints [limited to 100 copies]. No III. London; D. Cameron, 1884] [1884]. 12mo, 168 x 100 mms., pp. 307 [308 blank], 19th century half red morocco, gilt title on spine, top edge gilt; front hinge cracked and tender. I am obliged to report that the promise of salacious and erotic in the events of the novel is not kept. Becket published in 1774 a novel attributed to Helvetius, The Child of Nature: Improved by Chance. A Philosophical Novel. The text here is a reprint of Becket's 1774 text.
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- The Philosophy of Pleasure; or, the History of a Young Lady, of Luxurious Temperament and Prurient Imagination who experiences repeatedly the Dangers of Seduction, and whose escapes from the Snares of Love are truly wonderful, depicting many and various Luscious Scenes with her Lovers, and proving herself to be the Child of Nature Improved by Change. Freely translated from the original French
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- [?HELVETIUS (Claude Adrien)]:
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- London: Printed for T Becket, Corner of the Adelphi, in the Strand 1774. ['Rochester Series of Reprints [limited to 100 co
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- 12mo
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- Cracked
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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