Lou-Chou-Chu-La

First edition, rare. Title in red and black.
Contemporary brown sheep. Spine richly decorated in compartments. Red morocco title- and volume- labels (nicely decorated). Upper joint of volume one split at head. 5 corners bumped. Rubbing. A few scratches and scrapes to covers. Spotting to first three leaves of each volume. Brown stain to edge of first volume, touching a few leaves. Quite a good copy nonetheless, with attractive spines.
This licentious and erotic fairytale, which plays on the contemporary fashion of fantastical Orientalism, proved very popular as soon as it was published, though the subject of some scandal. It led to the author being accused of obscenity and impiety;