Les Liaisons Dangereuses (New York Public Library Collector's Edition)

Les Liaisons Dangereuses (New York Public Library Collector's Edition) by De Laclos, Pierre C.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780385487337.

In this special collectors edition of the French classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Marquise de Merteuil and her accomplished rival in the art of erotic and psychological manipulation, the Vicomte de Valmont, take the stage again in Ernest Dowsons beautifully polished translation of the book which, as Baudelaire famously said, "Burns like ice." In this new edition of the once infamous novel, the elegance of Dowsons translation is stylishly complemented by the elegant, coolly erotic etchings of Sylvain Sauvage, originally executed by that distinguished French illustrator for a deluxe edition published in Paris in 1930. Sauvages artful renditions of scenes from the novel provide an elegant accompaniment for the darkly glittering luxury and decadence of le beau monde portrayed by de Laclos.