The Memoirs of Casanova, Giacomo Casanova, Signed by illustrator, In Slipcase

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1972. NF. 616 of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator René Ben Sussan. This oversized book has light shelve wear with good tips and clean boards. Color and black and white illustrations by Ben Sussman. Translated from the French by Arthur Machen and Selected by J. Rives Childs. No dust jacket, as issued. The slipcase is near fine with light wear and small damp stains to the back panel. 502 pages. 8½ x 12" tall.

Casanova was a Venetian adventurer and author (1725-1798). His "Memoirs" provide an intimate insight into the life of European society in the eighteenth century. These Memoirs are the history of a unique life, personality, and record of adventures. They tell the story of a man who loved life passionately for its own sake: one to whom women were, indeed, the most important thing in the world, although there was nothing in the world to which he was indifferent.