Thérèse Philosophe

Jean-Baptiste Boyer d'Argens. [np., nd. c.1780]
Erotic illustrations attributed to Delcroche

First published in c.1748, this anti-clerial / pornographic book was almost immediately banned but yet was one of the top best-selling books of its time; and reprinted many times through the years. Cohen attributes the author to Jean-Baptiste Boyer d'Argens.