Poinsot [Maffeo Charles Poinsot]; Normandy — Like Nero

Paris, Society of British Bibliophiles, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce erotic work by the renowned French authors Poinsot and Normandy; translated into English and privately printed in a limited edition run by the Society of British Bibliophiles. Georges Charles Segaut, who wrote under the pseudonym Georges Normandy, was a renowned writer, playwright and literary critic. Beginning his literary career writing articles published in 'La Revue Contemporaine', he notably collaborated on an erotic work with Maffeo Charles Poinsot under the collective pseudonym of Paul de Robertski, entitled 'The Whip in Poland and Austria-Hungary&apos. This work follows the erotic and often violent adventures of the sadistic and violent Joachim de Marsenne. This translation from the French of Poinsot and Normandy was limited to five hundred copies, and intended for private distribution only. Collated complete with twenty black and white plates by 'Mas', and charming decorative headpieces. A very scarce work with no copies found on Copac or WorldCat. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamped title to spine. Externally very smart, with minor shelfwear to extremities and slight fading to spine and upper extremity of boards. Slight offsetting and the light scattered spot to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but very bright and clean, with the odd spot. Scattered spots to first and last few pages. Pages occasionally uncut throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Mas. Very Good Indeed .