
Gamiani - Two Nights of Excess 1931, gravure by Paul Avril. (French: Gamiani, ou deux nuits d'excès) is a French erotic novel first published in 1833. Its authorship is anonymous, but it is believed to have been written by Alfred de Musset and the lesbian heroine, a portrait of his lover George Sand. It became a bestseller among nineteenth century erotic literature. This erotic, sexually explicit volume is an interesting, unrecorded clandestine edition previously unknown edition limited to 350 of which this is 189. More photos, please ask. Antiquarian Books
CONDITION: Excellent antique condition. Rough hand assembled and tight. The quality of the photogravure isn't great, but they are amazing nonetheless. There is a tiny bit of rubbing to the bottom of the spine. Some small folds on the top and bottom corner of the cover. Truly an amazing copy.
Modeled after George Sand, this work gives us a young man named Alcide observing the Countess Gamiani and a young girl named Fanny, engaged in their lesbian bed. Having watched them and provoked by their abandonment, he reveals himself, joins them, and they spend the night alternately sharing their intimate histories and their bodies. The stories they tell include the rape of one in a monastery and the nearly fatal debauchery of another in a convent, as well as encounters with a number of animals, including an ape and a donkey.
This novel is the most reprinted work in the nineteenth century with more than 40 editions. The attribution of the novel to Alfred de Musset has long been disputed. The novel tells two nights of the life of the countess Gamiani marked by his frolics with Fanny and Alcide. During these two nights, the three characters will successively tell their sexual initiation and their greatest exploits in this field.
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