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176727929Amsterdam 1767. Later Fifth edition. . Cinquième edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf joints split but cords holding spine somewhat rubbed interior fine. Bookplate of Hayford Peirce. Later Fifth edition. . Cinquième edition. 1 vols. 8vo. First printed in 1742 the book enjoyed some celebrity and was reprinted several times throughout the century. Voltaire although he called it "un ouvrage qui ne laisse rien dans l'esprit et qu'on oublie comme le héros oublie ses maitresses. Cependant je conçois que le naturel et la vivacité du style et surtout le fond du sujet aient réjoui les jeunes et les vieilles." Barbier I: 682a first ed. unknown
178127911Paris: Chez Demonville 1781. First edition. xvi 462 2pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf worn and rubbed joints split but cords holding head and foot of spine chipped internally very good. First edition. xvi 462 2pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Fournel 1745-1820 was a well--known legal writer and a famous lawyer wrote a large number of legal books including this curious work filled with interesting cases on seduction. He wrote a similar legal study of adultery. Gay III: 1237 Chez Demonville unknown
178127909Londres Paris: Cazin 1781. Third edition. Auxquels on a joint l'Histoire d'une Comédienne qui a quitté le Spectacle; & l'Origine des Bijoux indiscrets Conte. 2 212pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Contemporary calf red leather spine label. Small marginal stain at lower right corner throughout otherwise very good. Third edition. Auxquels on a joint l'Histoire d'une Comédienne qui a quitté le Spectacle; & l'Origine des Bijoux indiscrets Conte. 2 212pp. 1 vols. 16mo. A classic of galanterie this is the first edition which contains L'HISTOIRE d'UNE COMEDIENNE by le Comte de Caylus with separate title page but continuous pagination. Gay cites a contemporary critic Clément who remarked on LES SONNETTES: "Voici une jolie petite nouvelle . Ces mémoires sont écrits avec avec une gaieté d'imagination tout à fait séduisante . " Barbier III: 530b; Gay III: 1134 [Cazin] unknown
