Giacomo Girolamo Casanova — Memoires de Casanova de Seingalt

Paris, Librairie Garnier Freres, 1919-1920. Leather. A lovely illustrated set containing the autobiography of the famed womanizer, Giacomo Girolamo Casanova. Published in French. Giacomo Girolamo Casanova reflects on his life in this lovely eight volume set, each with frontispiece. Published in French. A new edition, based on the original manuscripts salvaged from Leipzig after the Second World War. Decorated with woodcuts from the drawings of Diogène Maillart. Alongside details of his complicated and elaborate affairs with women, the Italian adventurer discusses his brief careers as a clergyman and musician, his attempts at professional gambling, and his imprisonment. Candid about his faults, intentions, as well as his wins and losses, this entertaining set also provides insights into the customs and norms of European life during the eighteenth century. Undated. Dated using World Cat from a copy held at the university of Oxford. Stamp from the Times Book Club to the verso of the front endpaper to all volumes. Rebound in contemporary half calf over blue cloth boards. Externally, lovely, with just some light rubbing to the boards of the eighth volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned, but bright and clean throughout the set. Fine . Ill.: Diogène Maillart. Fine .