On the Venetian courtesans of the 16th century (in Italian and French). 1911

TARIFFA delle puttane di Venegia. Accompagé d'un Catalogue des principales courtisanes de Venise, tiré des Archives vénitiennes (XVI-e siècles) et traduit pour la premiére fois en français. Texte italien et traduction nouvelle en regard. Introduction, essai bibliographique par Guillaume Apollinaire. Paris 1911. bibliotheque des Curieux. 16d, pp. [4], 175. pamphlet, wraps. le coffret du Bibliophile.
Minor staining of rear cover, otherwise good condition. Ex. uncut. Date of issue noted on spine. One of 500 copies on d'Arches paper numbered 506-1005 (this copy #687). A bilingual edition (in Italian original and French translation) of an extensive erotic poem about the qualities of individual Venetian prostitutes. Created in 1535, the anonymous work is written in the form of a dialogue between a foreigner and a Venetian resident versed in the subject. The French text was first published in 1883; the present edition was prepared by G. Apollinaire and provided by him with an introduction and bibliographical list. A "Catalogo di tutte le principal et piu honorate cortegiane di Venezia" has been added at the end, containing the names and addresses of 210 prostitutes and the prices for their services. Also listed are the names and addresses of pimps, a profession practiced by many women.