Attributed Gabriel Foigny (1 results)

Scarce early 18th-century edition of the Voyages et avantures de Jaques Massà , one of the imaginative âphilosophical voyagesâ that flourished in France before and alongside Defoe and Swift. Styled as the fantastic narrative of Jaques Massà , cast away in remote lands, the text blends utopian speculation, travel fiction, and satire of religion and society, placing it firmly in the tradition of Foignyâs Terre Australe connue and other proto-Enlightenment voyages imaginaires. Provenance & manuscript notes: Front flyleaf with a long early 19th-century bibliographic note in French, reflecting on authorship and its contested attribution (mentioning Protestant origins, Montauban, and possible links to Foigny or later continuators). Inscription notes the book was acquired at Volnay in 1870. These comments underline the workâs bibliographic importance and the curiosity it aroused among earlier collectors. Publisherâs note: Printed at Bordeaux by Jaques LâAveugle, a bookseller active in the early 18th century, issuing a handful of imaginative and theological works for a provincial but literate audience. Bordeaux imprints of such satirical travel texts are notably scarcer than Parisian issues. Binding: Contemporary mottled calf, gilt-tooled spine compartments with floral devices, red morocco title label; rubbed, with losses at head and tail, joints tender. Interior: Complete; paper evenly toned, occasional foxing, but text crisp and legible throughout. A desirable provincial printing of a classic voyage imaginaire, with provenance that highlights its debated authorship and place in the development of early French speculative fiction. Bordeaux 1710 edition of the Voyages de Jaques Massà , an influential imaginary voyage narrative blending utopia and satire; in contemporary calf with early collectorâs bibliographic notes. Good (binding rubbed, spine chipped, joints cracked but firm; text evenly toned with light foxing; early ownership and bibliographic notes on endpapers) Contemporary full calf, gilt spine with raised bands, red morocco label âVoyag[e] de Massà â; boards rubbed and worn, spine chipped at head and foot, joints cracked but holding. 12mo format Early edition (Bordeaux, 1710) No (first c. 1710 Geneva, though attribution is complex).