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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original paper wrappers laid on stiff card (back cover laid upside down), with black leather spine. Gutter edges of text torn on first and last pages, paper chipped on board edges, good only. A lengthy satirical poem. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seventh Edition. Eight volumes, complete matching set. Frontispiece at front of Vol I, (xxvi, a separate overall preface, note to the reader, and index, for the entire set),(xx), 312; (xxiv), 276; (xxii), 287; (xxii), 288; (xxii), 276; (xxii), 264; (xiv), 248; (xviii), 280. Volumes 1-4 and 7-8 with 1718 publication date, Volume One stated Nineteenth Edition on volume title page with 1718 date [this volume having appeared earlier and being reprinted prior to the other volumes), Volumes 2-4 and 7-8 stated Seventh Edition; Volumes 5 and 6 with 1717 date and stated Seventh Edition on title page, with publisher "Tooke" spelled as "Took". Despite the variation in dates and edition statements, In matching contemporary full calf bindings, 5 bands, red and black morocco spine labels, elaborate gilt tooling on spine and edges. An excellent set, light fraying at a few tips, bindings and hinges solid, gilt still bright, spine labels intact, light even foxing to text blocks, pages square and undamaged. The origins of the work are complex and disputable, but the manuscript by Marana survives at least for the early volumes, one or more of the later volumes likely being English additions. Important for the light it shows on what Europeans thought was happening, rather than for exact reporting on what was actually occurring. See Bibliographical Society of America LII (1958), PMLA LXXII (1957), Revue de litterature compares XXXII (1958), and the Times Literary Supplement 12/24/1982 and 7/1/1983 to appreciate the variety of views regarding the authorship of the later volumes. Defore wrote a continuation of this series in 1718, not present here.

1st Edition (ESTC T2954). [2], 78 pp. Untrimmed. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-3/8" Age-toning & wear. Outer leaves beginning to detach. Still, a VG copy. Original printed self-wrappers, stitched. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition In English. 8vo. pp xi, 301 + 1 pp publishers advertisements. [Me_moires authentiques, etc.] The translator Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764 Ð1820) was a British neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States and is best known for his design of the United States Capitol, along with his work on the Old Baltimore Cathedral/The Baltimore Basilica, the first Roman Catholic Cathedral constructed in the United States. He spoke 7 languages and it is obviously this skill which brought this translation work. Decent sound copy in full contemporary tree calf style binding with gilt lettered spine label and gilt lining at spine Slight scuffing and rubbing but very good with clean text.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 139 pages; Réimpression faite à Bruxelles, par J. Gay, 1860, avec une notice bibliographique de P. Lacroix. [Catalogue de la bibliothèque de M. Emile Desmazières] Reimpression faite a 200 exemplaires sur papier de Hollande. No. 63 [of 200] Original plain blue-green wrappers in glassine jacket. Very Good+ This nicely produced reissue of this satirical exposition of the 'privileges' of cuckoldry takes the form of lengthy dialogue between Le Cocu and Le Jaloux. OCLC 1063428053 "THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF CUCKOLDS, Shewing the little Disgrace there is in being one, and the Obligations Men sometimes have to their Wives, for conferring that Honour upon them, in what Manner soever it is done, either as Prudes, Coquettes, Domines, or Writing Desks. The whole beautifully illustrated with several late notable Intrigues that have been carried on in many Parts of the Beau-monde." The purported author: Eustache Le Noble (1643 1711) was a 17th-century French playwright and writer. An attorney General at the Parlement of Metz, Le Noble led a dissipated life and after he had been condemned for having manufactured false acts, he was jailed at the Conciergerie where he fell in love with Gabrielle Perreau, la Belle Épicière, who was also imprisoned. Having found a way to get away with her, in order to make a living, he published satirical dialogues about the time topics, in which Bayle found "infinite wit and reading." The prose is clear, incisive, and frequently cut with verses which are not without merit.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good HC. Pseudo-marbled paper over boards backed with beige cloth with gilt titles on spine (prob. Mid-19th Cent rebind); red sprinkled textblock edges. Chipping along cover paper edges, boards exposed; rear pastedown detaching from board; tightly bound; owner name (Alexander Hepburn or Hepbrun) with ownership statement and 1720s date on front fly leaf; further statement of ownership with commentary on King Charles II and James II on title page verso; clean interior but for occasional light foxing and contemporary name written in one margin; supple leaves. Textblock has been closely trimmed clipping page number at some page heads (133 x 82 mm). A translation of 'Quinquaginta romano-catholicam fidem omnibus aliis praeferendi motiva'. 24 mo; [14], 130 pp. See, ESTC # N18677; OCLC #83281610.

Half-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. Edition Unstated. "retirez-vous, censeurs alrilaires; fuyez, devots, hypocrites ou fous; prudes, guenons, et vous, vielles megeres : nou doux transports ne sont pas faits pour vous." Text in French. This title was condemned for outrages against good morals, and destruction ordered by the Cour d'assises de la Vienne on December 12, 1838 and banned for many years afterward. The first appearance of "Le Rideau Levé" was in 1786. Scarce early edition of this erotic fiction. CONDITION Red Marbled bds with Black Leather spine and cnrs, bright Gilt title (mild wear to bds with piece of marbled paper missing to front) Pink eps, pp 271. Internally tight with very bright and clean text block, not inscribed. This edition not illustrated. Texte en français. Édition tôt rare de cette fiction érotique. CONDITIONNEZ les bds marbrés rouges avec l'épine et le CNRS en cuir noirs, les eps roses lumineux du titre de jeune truie (usage doux aux bds avec le morceau de disparus de papier marbrés à affronter), pp 271. Intérieurement fortement avec le bloc très lumineux et propre des textes, non inscrit. Cette édition non illustrée. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.