Avantures Jacques Sadeur Découverte Voyage by Foigny Gabriel (11 results)

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1732 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 370 Language: French Pages: 370.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1732 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 368 Language: French Pages: 368.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1695 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 374.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1732. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Pages: - 368, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 368.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: French. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1695. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - French, Pages: - 374, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 374.

Cm. 16,5, pp. (16) 341 (3). Legatura coeva in piena pelle, dorso a nervi con titoli e fregi in oro. Una piccola mancanza alla cuffia superiore, peraltro esemplare genuno ed in buono stato di conservazione. Non comune edizione di uno dei più curiosi ed interessanti romanzi utopistici, considerato come uno dei precursori di questo genere letterario. Apparso nel 1676 tratta di delle terre australi e di un suo particolarissimo popolo.

TITLE CONTINUED: Contenant, les Coutumes, les Moeurs des Australiens, leur Religion, leurs Exercices, leur Etudes, leurs Guerres, les Animaux particuliers a ce Pays & toutes les Raretez curieuses qui s'y trouvent. Scarce third edition, 1693, first published as La Terre Australe connue 1676, revised and altered by François Raguenet, Paris in 1692. French text, small 12mo, approximately 140 x 75 mm, 5½ x 3 inches, pages: [12], 1-177, [1], title printed red and black with small vignette, contemporary full calf, gilt lettered label and gilt decoration to spine, edges speckled red. Binding rubbed and scuffed, hinges beginning to crack but covers still attached, top corners slightly worn, slight loss of leather to head and tail of spine, small repair to top corner of upper cover, tiny private library stamp to blank side of title page and to lower margin of page 51, pale age -browning to pastedowns and endpapers. See: Brunet, Manuel Du Libraire, Volume 5, page 23, under the heading "Sadeur". MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Duodecimo, contemporary calf, spine panelled in gilt between raised bands. Uncommon fourth French edition, based on the Raguenet edition of 1692, the version thought to have been influenced by a now unknown manuscript version by Foigny himself. The most remarkable aspect of this 1732 edition is that it was published by David Mortier, best known as one of the partners of the great Dutch mapmaking firm Covens and Mortier (the title-page calls him a bookseller at the sign of the "Mappe-Monde"), an association which must explain the renewed interest in Foigny's book while also showing the continued confusion about where the truth really lay. Foigny, a defrocked Franciscan monk, wrote this work while sheltering in Geneva in the 1670s. The inventiveness of the story, into which Foigny has packed any number of incredible creations, has baffled and delighted generations of critics: it tells the story of Jacques Sadeur, an hermaphroditic sailor whose latest shipwreck (his fourth) had nearly proved fatal, only for him to be saved by a winged monster which plucked him from the Indian Ocean and dropped him conveniently ashore in western Australia. Ashore, his luck continues: as an hermaphrodite himself (the Jesuit priests called him male as a convenience) Sadeur is especially acceptable to the hermaphroditic, asexual society that he discovers, which is set in a land of harmony and reason, but one which is simultaneously involved in a vicious war against their inland neighbours. The ensuing tale is told with tremendous verve and is a subtle reflection on the very concept of utopia. Or, as Friederich puts it, 'bored by decades of sexless bliss, rational discussions and indoctrinations, athletic exercises and peaceful gardening,' the protagonist makes a run for it. One of the earliest and best of all imaginary voyages to Australia, Foigny's book refers to the inhabitants of his Terre Australe as "Australiens" - the first time that the term was used to describe an inhabitant of the southern continent. This important work, which combines several major traditions, is 'a major utopia, rich in satire and iconoclasm' (Gibson) and presents a narrative response to the strict regimentation of the utopia, particularly in the context of the Pacific (Spate comments: 'in part at least a send-up of Quirós'). . Slight wear at extremities; label missing but the underlying type impression serves to replace it.

Small octavo; contemporary French mottled calf, spine panelled in gilt between raised bands, red morocco label. Uncommon fourth French edition, based on the Raguenet edition of 1692, the version thought to have been influenced by a now unknown manuscript version by Foigny himself. The most remarkable aspect of this 1732 edition is that it was published by David Mortier, best known as one of the partners of the great Dutch mapmaking firm Covens and Mortier (the title-page calls him a bookseller at the sign of the "Mappe-Monde"), an association which must explain the renewed interest in Foigny's book while also showing the continued confusion about where the truth really lay. Foigny, a defrocked Franciscan monk, wrote this work while sheltering in Geneva in the 1670s. The inventiveness of the story, into which Foigny has packed any number of incredible creations, has baffled and delighted generations of critics: it tells the story of Jacques Sadeur, an hermaphroditic sailor whose latest shipwreck (his fourth) had nearly proved fatal, only for him to be saved by a winged monster which plucked him from the Indian Ocean and dropped him conveniently ashore in western Australia. Ashore, his luck continues: as an hermaphrodite himself (the Jesuit priests called him male as a convenience) Sadeur is especially acceptable to the hermaphroditic, asexual society that he discovers, which is set in a land of harmony and reason, but one which is simultaneously involved in a vicious war against their inland neighbours. The ensuing tale is told with tremendous verve and is a subtle reflection on the very concept of utopia. Or, as Friederich puts it, 'bored by decades of sexless bliss, rational discussions and indoctrinations, athletic exercises and peaceful gardening,' the protagonist makes a run for it. One of the earliest and best of all imaginary voyages to Australia, Foigny's book refers to the inhabitants of his Terre Australe as "Australiens" - the first time that the term was used to describe an inhabitant of the southern continent. This important work, which combines several major traditions, is 'a major utopia, rich in satire and iconoclasm' (Gibson) and presents a narrative response to the strict regimentation of the utopia, particularly in the context of the Pacific (Spate comments: 'in part at least a send-up of Quirós'). . Provenance: Bernard Gore Brett (Melbourne collector, with bookplate). A few bumps, hinges starting but still firm, an attractive copy,

1 vol. in-12° (163 x 100 mm) de: [8] ff. (titre, préface, table) ; 341 pp. ; [2] pp. (approbation, privilège). Pleine basane marbrée d'époque, dos lisse orné, titre de maroquin fauve, tranches rouges, gardes de papier dominoté à motifs floraux. Dernière édition du plus célèbre roman utopique du XVIIe siècle sur la terre australe (E.O.: 1676) et ses habitants par Gabriel de Foigny (1630-1692). Moine défroqué et penseur libertin, Foigny fait au départ partie de l'ordre des Cordeliers, au sein duquel il est réputé excellent prédicateur. Ce n'est qu'en 1666 qu'il se détourne du catholicisme et s'installe en Suisse. Dès lors, il publie quelques leçons dont les manuels : « La Facilité et l'élégance des langues latine et françoise comprises en XCI leçons (1673) » ou encore « L'Usage du jeu royal de la langue latine (1674) ». Jusqu'alors peu remarqué, il fait paraître son roman utopique en 1676 et ce dernier suscite de vives réactions et indignations. En effet, ce récit fictif sur la terre australe, terre dont on ignore pratiquement tout à l'époque, est interdit à la vente dans plusieurs régions et notamment à Genève en raison de sa description des murs et coutumes peu orthodoxes des « Australiens ». Parut à l'origine sous le titre : « La Terre australe connue, c'est-à-dire la description de ce pays inconnu jusqu'ici, de ses murs et de ses coutumes, par M. Sadeur », l'ouvrage dépeint une société utopique dont le merveilleux vire à la parodie. Le personnage principal, Jacques Sadeur, lui aussi imaginaire, découvre une contrée : « sans règles et sans préceptes », dans laquelle il n'y a ni pouvoir ni classes et où l'anarchie qui y règne crée une certaine harmonie. L'idée n'est pas sans rappeler « L'Abbaye de Thélème », décrite dans Gargantua de Rabelais, paru en 1534. Foigny imagine un pays peuplé de bons sauvages commandés par la raison « qui les unit entre eux et les porte à tout ce qu'il y a de meilleur et de plus juste ». On peut lire que ce pays : « peut passer pour une image parfaite de l'état de l'homme jouissant de la béatitude naturelle sur la Terre ». Au fil des pages, l'auteur dépeint ainsi une société peuplée d'hermaphrodites égalitaires et végétariens, qui, malgré leur douceur et leur tolérance, massacre tout individu sexué, ces derniers étant vus comme des demi-hommes. Jacques Sadeur, lui-même hermaphrodite est ainsi accepté et vit durant 35 ans au sein de cette société imaginaire. Nul besoin de s'étendre sur les raisons de la censure d'un tel récit à cette époque. Foigny est logiquement contraint de s'expliquer devant la justice sur le contenu de son livre scandaleux. Afin d'échapper à la justice et d'affirmer sa bonne foi, il se fait passer pour simple traducteur et non auteur de l'uvre incriminée. Gabriel de Foigny meurt, selon les auteurs, dans un couvent de son ordre en Savoie en 1692. En raison de ses déboires, l'ouvrage connaît de nombreuses éditions dont celle-ci est la dernière, toutes rares sur le marché. Provenance : Léopold P. de Lowenstein (ex-libris manuscrit à l'encre brune en bas du feuillet de préface). Bel exemplaire très frais. 1 vol. 12mo (163 x 100 mm) of : [8] ff. (title, preface, table) ; 341 pp. ; [2] pp. (approval, privilege). Full contemporary marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, fawn morocco title, red edges, endpapers of dominoté paper with floral motifs. Last edition of the most famous utopian novel of the 17th century about the southern land (OE: 1676) and its inhabitants by Gabriel de Foigny (1630-1692). A defrocked monk and libertine thinker, Foigny was initially a member of the Cordeliers order, where he was considered an excellent preacher. It was not until 1666 that he turned away from Catholicism and moved to Switzerland. From then on, he published a few lessons including the manuals: "La Facilité et l'élégance des langues latine et françoise comprend en XCI leçons (1673)" and "L'Usage du jeu royal de la langue latine (1674)". His utopian novel was published in 1676 and provoked strong reactions and indignation. Indeed, this fictional account of the southern land, a land of which practically nothing was known at the time, was forbidden to be sold in several regions, including Geneva, because of its description of the unorthodox mores and customs of the "Australians". Originally published under the title: "La Terre australe connue, i.e. the description of this hitherto unknown country, its manners and customs, by Mr. Sadeur", the work depicts a utopian society whose marvellousness turns into parody. The main character, Jacques Sadeur, also imaginary, discovers a country: "without rules and without precepts" (translated from French), in which there is neither power nor classes and where the anarchy which reigns there creates a certain harmony. The idea is reminiscent of "L'Abbaye de Thélème", described in Gargantua by Rabelais, published in 1534. Foigny imagines a country populated by good savages commanded by reason "which unites them and leads them to all that is best and most just" (translated from French). One can read that this country: "can pass for a perfect image of the state of the man enjoying the natural bliss on the Earth" (translated from French). Throughout the pages, the author depicts a society populated by egalitarian and vegetarian hermaphrodites, who, in spite of their gentleness and tolerance, massacre all sexual individuals, the latter being seen as half-men. Jacques Sadeur, himself a hermaphrodite, is thus accepted and lives for 35 years in this imaginary society. There is no need to dwell on the reasons for the censorship of such a story at that time. Foigny was logically forced to explain the content of his scandalous book to the courts. In order to escape justice and to affirm his good faith, he pretended to be a simple translator and not the author of the incriminated work. Gabriel de Foigny died, according to the authors, in a convent of his order in Savoy in 1692. Because of its setbacks, the work has known many editi.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. in 12, de 8ff.-341pp.-1f., pl. veau marbré époque, dos lisse orné, qq. ff. lég. brunis sinon bon exemplaire. Réimpression d'une des plus célèbres utopies du XVII° siècle, qui passe même pour l'invention du "voyage imaginaire". C'est en tout cas une des utopies les plus scandaleuses. Ce Cordelier défroqué dont les frasques et paillardises lui valurent la prison et l'expulsion de la cité de Genève, imagine ici des habitants de la "Terre australe" hermaphrodites, ce qui lui permet d'évacuer ainsi le problème sexuel, procédé aussi radical que bizarre. De nos jours encore Lachèvre attaque sans retenue le libertin Foigny, et Ruyer manifeste un sorte de dégoût pour cette société d'hermaphrodites qui, malgré sa douceur et sa tolérance, massacre ses ennemis non-hermaphrodites, considérés comme des demi-hommes, et où les enfants non androgynes sont étouffés à la naissance. "Le thème" dit-il, "est bizarre et de mauvais goût, mais il est vraiment utopique". On ne connait pas la propriété privée chez ces Australiens égalitaires et végétariens, mais on y trouve un fruit, sorte de drogue, qui provoque soit un fou-rire, un long sommeil, ou une mort béate selon la dose. cf. Lachèvre Successeurs de Cyrano - Ruyer l'Utopie et les utopies - Valette Cat. Utopies n °120 - Versins p.338 - Hartig & Soboul p.34.