{
  "full": "\n**JACQUES CASANOVA. THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA. 1929–1970. (ML 165)**  \n\n#### 185a. First printing (1929)  \n\n[within double rules] THE MEMOIRS OF | JACQUES CASANOVA | [rule] | EDITED BY | MADELEINE BOYD | [rule] | INTRODUCTION BY | ERNEST BOYD | [rule] | [torchbearer A2] | [rule] | THE MODERN LIBRARY | PUBLISHERS : NEW YORK  \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–xii, 1–492. [1–15]16 [16]12  \n\n[i] half title; [ii] pub. note D5; [iii] title; [iv] *Copyright,* 1929, *by* THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC. | [short double rule] | *First Modern Library Edition* | 1929; v–vi CONTENTS; vii–xii INTRODUCTION signed p. xii: Ernest Boyd. | New York, *May*, 1929.; 1–492 text.  \n\n> *Variant:* Pp. [i–iv] v–xii, 1–492 [493–500]. [1–16]16. Contents as 185a except: [ii] pub. note A6; [493–497] ML list; [498–500] blank. (*Fall 1931*)  \n\n*Jacket A:* Pictorial in dark red (16) and black on grayish paper with inset illustration of Casanova holding a candlestick in one hand and opening a bedroom door with the other while the candle casts a shadow of a satyr on the door; lettering in dark red. Signed: Wuyts. (*Spring 1929*) *Note*: *The Memoirs of Casanova* appears to be the first ML title to have been published initially in a pictorial jacket without the option of a uniform typographic jacket.  \n\n*Jacket B:* Pictorial in very deep red (14) and black on grayish paper with inset illustration from jacket A; lettering in black, borders in very deep red. (*Spring 1931*)  \n\n> Front flap:\nThe pursuit of women and adventure was the chief activity of Casanova’s life. Amorous and exciting exploits demanded all his energy and ability. When old age tempered his audacity, he retired to write the nostalgic recollections of his youthful prowess. The manuscript which has come down to us in various condensations has been the joy of those who cultivate delectable but forbidden pleasures, as it has been anathema and despair to prudes. The Modern Library edition includes the most vivid encounters and escapades of a glamorous life. (*Fall 1936*)  \n\nUnidentified translation edited and probably abridged for the ML by Madeleine Boyd. Published November 1929. *WR* 21 December 1929. First printing: Not ascertained. Discontinued 1970/71.  \n\nThe ML sold exclusive reprint rights to the Madeleine Boyd edition to Garden City Publishing Co. for \\$1,500. The ML supplied duplicate plates (omitting the introduction) and retained all rights to publish its own edition (Robert F. de Graff, Garden City, to Cerf, 22 January 1932). A full-sized edition with illustrations by Victor Candell was published by Garden City later that year under the imprint Sun Dial Press.  \n\n*The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova* ranked in the 3rd quarter of ML titles in terms of sales during the 18-month period, May 1942–October 1943. It was not among the 100 best-selling titles in the regular ML during the 12-month period, November 1951–October 1952.  \n\n#### 185b. Title page reset (c. 1940)  \n\nTHE MEMOIRS | OF | JACQUES | CASANOVA | *EDITED BY* | MADELEINE BOYD | *INTRODUCTION* *BY* | ERNEST BOYD | [torchbearer D1 at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK | [rule]  \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–xii, 1–492 [493–500]. [1–16]16. Contents as 185a variant except: [ii] blank; [iv] COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC.; [493–498] ML list; [499–500] ML Giants list. (*Fall 1944*)  \n\n> *Variant:* Pagination as 185b. [1]16 [2–8]32 [9]16. Contents as 185b except: [iv] COPYRIGHT, 1929, 1957, BY THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC. (*Fall 1960*)  \n\n*Jacket:* Pictorial in light bluish green (163) and black on textured white paper depicting a man and woman on the steps of a villa, illuminated by moonlight; lettering in black with title highlighted in light bluish green. Designed by Paul Galdone, April 1940; signed. \n\n> Front flap as 185a jacket C. (*Fall 1944*)  \n\n> Front flap revised:\nThe pursuit of women and adventure was the principal activity of Casanova’s life. By his own account, amorous and other exciting exploits demanded virtually all of his energy and resourcefulness. When old age tempered his passions, he retired to write the recollections of his youthful escapades. The manuscript which has come down to us from the eighteenth century in various condensations has delighted those readers who cultivate an interest in accounts of forbidden pleasures. It has also brought a little discomfort to the prudish-minded. This edition includes some of the most vivid encounters and escapades of Casanova’s crowded life. (*Fall 1960*)  \n\n",
  "id": "185",
  "year": "1929",
  "label": "JACQUES CASANOVA. THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA. 1929–1970. (ML 165)",
  "author": "JACQUES CASANOVA",
  "title": "THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA.",
  "date": "1929–1970.",
  "something": "ML 165",
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    {
      "id": "185a",
      "title": "First printing (1929)  ",
      "full": "\n\n[within double rules] THE MEMOIRS OF | JACQUES CASANOVA | [rule] | EDITED BY | MADELEINE BOYD | [rule] | INTRODUCTION BY | ERNEST BOYD | [rule] | [torchbearer A2] | [rule] | THE MODERN LIBRARY | PUBLISHERS : NEW YORK  \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–xii, 1–492. [1–15]16 [16]12  \n\n[i] half title; [ii] pub. note D5; [iii] title; [iv] *Copyright,* 1929, *by* THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC. | [short double rule] | *First Modern Library Edition* | 1929; v–vi CONTENTS; vii–xii INTRODUCTION signed p. xii: Ernest Boyd. | New York, *May*, 1929.; 1–492 text.  \n\n> *Variant:* Pp. [i–iv] v–xii, 1–492 [493–500]. [1–16]16. Contents as 185a except: [ii] pub. note A6; [493–497] ML list; [498–500] blank. (*Fall 1931*)  \n\n*Jacket A:* Pictorial in dark red (16) and black on grayish paper with inset illustration of Casanova holding a candlestick in one hand and opening a bedroom door with the other while the candle casts a shadow of a satyr on the door; lettering in dark red. Signed: Wuyts. (*Spring 1929*) *Note*: *The Memoirs of Casanova* appears to be the first ML title to have been published initially in a pictorial jacket without the option of a uniform typographic jacket.  \n\n*Jacket B:* Pictorial in very deep red (14) and black on grayish paper with inset illustration from jacket A; lettering in black, borders in very deep red. (*Spring 1931*)  \n\n> Front flap:\nThe pursuit of women and adventure was the chief activity of Casanova’s life. Amorous and exciting exploits demanded all his energy and ability. When old age tempered his audacity, he retired to write the nostalgic recollections of his youthful prowess. The manuscript which has come down to us in various condensations has been the joy of those who cultivate delectable but forbidden pleasures, as it has been anathema and despair to prudes. The Modern Library edition includes the most vivid encounters and escapades of a glamorous life. (*Fall 1936*)  \n\nUnidentified translation edited and probably abridged for the ML by Madeleine Boyd. Published November 1929. *WR* 21 December 1929. First printing: Not ascertained. Discontinued 1970/71.  \n\nThe ML sold exclusive reprint rights to the Madeleine Boyd edition to Garden City Publishing Co. for \\$1,500. The ML supplied duplicate plates (omitting the introduction) and retained all rights to publish its own edition (Robert F. de Graff, Garden City, to Cerf, 22 January 1932). A full-sized edition with illustrations by Victor Candell was published by Garden City later that year under the imprint Sun Dial Press.  \n\n*The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova* ranked in the 3rd quarter of ML titles in terms of sales during the 18-month period, May 1942–October 1943. It was not among the 100 best-selling titles in the regular ML during the 12-month period, November 1951–October 1952.  \n\n"
    },
    {
      "id": "185b",
      "title": "Title page reset (c. 1940)  ",
      "full": "\n\nTHE MEMOIRS | OF | JACQUES | CASANOVA | *EDITED BY* | MADELEINE BOYD | *INTRODUCTION* *BY* | ERNEST BOYD | [torchbearer D1 at right; 3-line imprint at left] THE | MODERN LIBRARY | NEW YORK | [rule]  \n\nPp. [i–iv] v–xii, 1–492 [493–500]. [1–16]16. Contents as 185a variant except: [ii] blank; [iv] COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC.; [493–498] ML list; [499–500] ML Giants list. (*Fall 1944*)  \n\n> *Variant:* Pagination as 185b. [1]16 [2–8]32 [9]16. Contents as 185b except: [iv] COPYRIGHT, 1929, 1957, BY THE MODERN LIBRARY, INC. (*Fall 1960*)  \n\n*Jacket:* Pictorial in light bluish green (163) and black on textured white paper depicting a man and woman on the steps of a villa, illuminated by moonlight; lettering in black with title highlighted in light bluish green. Designed by Paul Galdone, April 1940; signed. \n\n> Front flap as 185a jacket C. (*Fall 1944*)  \n\n> Front flap revised:\nThe pursuit of women and adventure was the principal activity of Casanova’s life. By his own account, amorous and other exciting exploits demanded virtually all of his energy and resourcefulness. When old age tempered his passions, he retired to write the recollections of his youthful escapades. The manuscript which has come down to us from the eighteenth century in various condensations has delighted those readers who cultivate an interest in accounts of forbidden pleasures. It has also brought a little discomfort to the prudish-minded. This edition includes some of the most vivid encounters and escapades of Casanova’s crowded life. (*Fall 1960*)  \n\n"
    }
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