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1775009931Place of publication not identified: La Haye : Aux depens de la Compagnie 1775. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Each volume with half-title and engraved title page. With 22 plates. With red stamped "Bibliotheque Guerin-" at front end pages. Finely bound in early 20th c. quarter calf over marbled boards marbled end papers. Some pages with marginal pencil lines lacking the portrait frontis Vol. I. An uncommon edition. . La Haye : Aux depens de la Compagnie Hardcover
1782119xHarrison 1782. Hardcover. Good. The original boards are a bit worn and marked but not excessively so considering age. Two ownership plates. Age-related foxing and marking. Soundly bound. One lengthy inscription. Condition in terms of age. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Harrison hardcover
1773LTH28-D-19London: P. Vaillant & G. Robinson 1773. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. An attractive copy of Jean-Francois Marmontel historical work on the life and times of the Byzantine military leader Belisarius. Translated into English from the original French. Despite writing tragedies and operas in his early career Marmontel became a historian later on in his life and was appointed professor of history at the Lycée in 1786. He was also a member of the French Academy. Later reduced to poverty by the revolution he wrote a memoir which John Stuart Mill credited with curing him of depression.This copy is from the library of Robert Chambré Vaughan and includes his bookplate to the front pastedown.Entitled 'Belisaire' in the original French the work was incredibly controversial. The work made bold comparisons between Belisarius' decline into poverty at the hand of his king Justinian I and the then current French monarch Louis XV and his treatment of his people. Furthermore the French ecclesiastical authorities were angered by the works perpetuation of the the virtues of religious tolerance. These factors resulted in the work being banned in France. Not only a interesting history of this Byzantine military leader this work is also valuable as it touches upon the political climate of 18th century France. In a full calf binding. Externally very smart with just minor rubbing to the extremities of the boards and light shelfware. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown and a contemporary ink signature to the title page. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with only the occasional spot or stain. Very Good Indeed P. Vaillant & G. Robinson hardcover
1777B2606Paris: Lacombe 1777. Occasional mild browning otherwise a good copy uncut in original publishers wraps. Binding: contemporary paper wraps flat spine with paper label. Notes: Text in French<br>Jean François Marmontel was a French historian and writer. The author was elected to the Académie française in 1763. In 1767 he published Bélisaire now remarkable in part because of a chapter on religious toleration which incurred the censure of the Sorbonne and the archbishop of Paris. Marmontel retorted in Les Incas by tracing the cruelties in Spanish America to the religious fanaticism of the invaders. Size: 8vo Illustration: . 11 plates including the frontis. The plates are by de Launay Duclos de Ghendt Helman Leveau Née and Simonet are after designs by Jean Michel Moreau Le Jeune. Volume: 2 References: Sabin 44652; Spain and Spanish America in the University of California Vol 1. pg. 422 Pages: Volume 1. P. half-title blank frontis title blank v-lvi 1-311; Volume 2. P. half-title blank frontis 1-367 4 Category: Book Americas South Lacombe paperback
BB110235Paper binding in -8 175 x 11 cm. Text in french.Frontispice by L. Assner and three engravings. Complete copy printed on laid paper. Rare first edition printed in Vienne Wenen. On the titlepage a pruple stamp of former owner ""G.W.B.D."" probably Gräflich von Waldbott-Bassenheim'sche Domanialverwaltung.Belisaire is a banned French novel about the life of the Byzantine general Belisarius by Jean- Francois Marmontel.It popularised the apocryphal tale of his being reduced to beggary by Justinian I despite his great services to the empire citing it as an example of the ingratitude of those in power towards their faithful servants and indicting the French king Louis XV by proxy as another such ungrateful monarch.A plea for religious tolerance. Marmontel condemned the violence against the native Americans indigenous people. This plea was not suited in the time of the French monarchy during the ancien regime based on intolerance and intimidation. The archbishop of Paris Mgr. Chrisophe de Beaumont banned the work of Marmontel in 1767. Also in The Netherlands there was a vivid dispute this time on the idea that also non-christians heidenen could join in heaven. This is called the ""Socratische oorlog"".Jean Francois Marmontel 1723-1799 was a French historian writer and member of the Encyclopedistes movement. In 1772 he became the official historian of France historiographe de France. He worked with Alembert Helvétius d'Holbach Condillac Turgot Buffon Condorcet and Voltaire.The book was reprinted in 1787 by the Bibliotheque amusante.Boekverboden - forbidden books - banned book - omstreden schrijver - tegenstander van Rousseau - pleidooi voor religieuze tolerantie - plea for religious tolerance unknown
19153Paris, Merlin, 1767. 1 vol. in-8°, veau écaille glacé, dos lisse orné de fleurons dorés, pièce de titre en maroquin tête-de-nègre, encadrement d'un triple filet doré sur les plats, filets doré sur les coupes, tranches bleues jaspées de blanc. Frontispice h.-t. et 3 fig. de Gravelot gravées à l'eau-forte par Massard, Le Veau et Masquelier et Levasseur, (2) ff., x-340 pp., (3) pp.
33576Paris - Brunet - 1775 - 1 volume in4 de XII - LXXII - 107 pages (pour Sophonisbe de Mairet) + VII - 118 pages (pour Scevole de Du Ryer) + XVI - 132 pages (pour Venceslas de Rotrou) + 1 (privilège) + 1 (errata) - Reliure pleine basane marbrée d'époque - Dos cinq nerfs ornés de fleurons - Coins émoussés - quelques épidermures et petits accrocs - Bel exemplaire -
1765LIQ-5460P. Chez Merlin 1765. 3 volumes in-12° demi basane havane à petits coins, dos très ornés de fleurons et caissons dorés, tranches rouges.
1879972Paris, Barraud, 1879 ; très grand in-8 de [2] ff., xii-158 pp., [1] f. , demi-maroquin bleu nuit à coins souligné de filets droits et ondulés dorés, dos lisse orné, pièce havane, tête dorée, non rogné, couverture jaune imprimée (Hans Asper).
1777143614Paris: Chez Lacombe 1777. First. hardcover. very good. 10 fine copper plates. 2 volumes small 8vo full contemporary red morocco elaborate gilt decorations along spine and covers inner dentelles a.e.g. Frontispiece on volume 1 and front cover of volume II dampstained. Light scattered foxing. Paris: Chez Lacombe 1777. First Edition. Very Good .<br/><br/> Sabin 44652.<br/><br/> Chez Lacombe unknown books
1777143614Paris: Chez Lacombe 1777. First. hardcover. very good. 10 fine copper plates. 2 volumes small 8vo full contemporary red morocco elaborate gilt decorations along spine and covers inner dentelles a.e.g. Frontispiece on volume 1 and front cover of volume II dampstained. Light scattered foxing. Paris: Chez Lacombe 1777. First Edition. Very Good .<br/> <br/> Sabin 44652.<br/> <br/> Chez Lacombe unknown
146Paris, 1757-1770 55p, les 5 derniers feuillets sont la musique notée. 7 ouvrages réunis en un volume in-8, pleine basane marbrée, dos à 5 nerfs orné de fleurons, pièce de titre, tranches marbrées, reliure de l'époque. Mors faibles, 1 coiffe fendue, frottements, très rares rousseurs. Éditions originales.
18254077Paris E.Dubois 1825 Hering Un volume in-folio, plein veau glacé brun, dos à quatre nerfs richement orné, dentelles en tête et en queue, plats à encadrement de filets et frises dorés et de motifs à froid, frise sur les coupes et intérieures, tranches dorées, reliure signée J. Hering, [1f.] blanc, faux-titre, LX pages de préfaces et d'essais (L'idée de la Henriade, Histoire abrégée des évènements sur lesquels est fondée la fable du poëme de la Henriade), 233 pages, [1f.] de table, [1f.] blanc, [90] planches hors-texte lithographiées, sous serpentes, dont [18] scènes d'après Horace Vernet, [70] portraits (par Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse) et [2] planches par Girardet : 1 en frontispice et 1 in-fine. Larges rousseurs. Magnifique exemplaire néanmoins.
1768RMP785<p>>8º. 8 317 p. 7 p. Belisaire; 89 p. L'Homme aux Quarante Écus cuatro planchas grabadas. Piel de becerro de época con cinco nervios en relieve y lomo ricamente dorado con tejuelo de cuero rojo. Tableros y capiteles con algo de desgaste. Ex libris pegado sobre la guarda frontal.</p><ol><li>></li></ol><p><strong>Belisaire: </strong>Leipsic Lebrecht Crusius 1768. Jean-François Marmontel fue un escritor y dramaturgo francés. Obtuvo un gran éxito con las novelas <em>Bélisaire</em> 1767 y <em>Les Incas ou la destruction de l´Empire du Perou</em> 1777con acerbas críticas de la conquista española. La presente edición aumentada con <em>"L´Hereusse Famille"</em> ><strong>"<em>L'Homme aux Quarante Écus":</em></strong> Londres sin dato de impresor 1768. <em>El hombre de las cuarenta coronas</em> es la única obra en la que se ocupa Voltaire con el tema de economía. Fue creado como una fábula en respuesta a las políticas económicas del escuela fisiocrática: "El industrial rico podía sonreír al respaldar la doctrina de que no debería ser obligado a pagar el impuesto porque no añadía nada a la riqueza ya que creían que sólo la tierra podía producir un excedente. Esta anomalía inspiró a Voltaire a escribir esta animada sátira; en él el rico financiero quien escapa a los impuestos se burla del pobre granjero que paga impuestos por ambos aunque sus ingresos sólo sean de cuarenta coronas. "A pesar de la actitud satírica de Voltaire hacia los industriales ricos defendió el bien económico. En <em>"Le Mondain"</em> 1736 y <em>"La Défense du Mondain" </em>1737 propuso una filosofía de vida personal deseable y como medio para asegurar prosperidad nacional." Este ejemplar publicado el mismo año que la edición original de Ginebra. La obra fue lo suficientemente controvertida como para que el Parlamento lo condenara y ordenara su quema en 1768.</p> hardcover
1765211301765 Paris, Merlin, 1765, 3 tomes en 3 volumes in-8 de 1 faux-titre, 1 portrait gravé de l'auteur d'après Cochin gravé par de St Aubin, 1 titre gravé, 1 titre, XVI pp.-(1)f., 345 pp.; 1 titre gravé, (1) f., 376 pp. ; 1 titre gravé, (1)f., 312 pp., reliure de l'époque de plein veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs ornés de fers dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaisons de maroquin rouge, encadrements de triple-filets dorés sur les plats, tranches dorées, bon exemplaire du premier tirage (errata), à grandes marges et imprimé sur grand papier de Hollande. (La plupart des exemplaires sont du format in-12).
17964460Newburyport Mass. / Boston: Printed by William Barrett for Thomas & Andrews Boston 1796. First edition thus. Very good. 18mo. ix 1 11-108 i.e. 11-208 pp. errors in pagination: 156 207-208 misnumbered 136 107-108. Contemporary mottled American sheep red spine label flat spine with single fillets dividing compartments old leather repair in the second; FOXING throughout as is true in most copies on account of the paper stock; outer edges of gatherings B L and R with even staining; extremities of binding somewhat worn bookplate removed front binder's blank a bit brittle and loosening; 1 1/2 sheets of binder's blanks at end. NB: this half-sheet is original and does not represent an excision as can been seen from the old offsetting of the final page of text. Overall in very good condition. AN EARLY AMERICAN PRINTING OF A WORK OF FICTION; OUR COPY WAS OWNED BY A YOUNG WOMAN OR WOMAN BY AT LEAST 1803. THIS NEWBURYPORT EDITION OF THE NOVEL IS UNCOMMON. <br /> <br /> At a time when women were denied the rights of citizenship the text of Marmontel's "Belisarius" was of particular interest to some contemporary feminist authors and activists some of whom utilized its plots to champion human rights as is attested by the 1795 New York play written by Margaretta Faugeres entitled "Belisarius: A Tragedy." <br /> <br /> The first blank leaf is inscribed "Eliza Gage 1803." This may have been Eliza Gage of Newburyport who was born in 1790 to Jonathan Gage and Susanna Jewett. <br /> <br /> The present translation follows that of the bilingual text given in the Brussels 1792 edition although no Translator's Preface appears therein. However there is one in the present edition and it seems to have been written by an American. The final sentence reads: "What will still raise your surprise to a great height is to find an author possessed of so strong a sense of liberty born under the French government: he has been since sent to the Bastile as a reward for his most excellent performance." <br /> <br /> A copy of this Newburyport edition was listed among the fiction books in the Caritat Circulating Library in 1804 for which see G.G. Raddin An Early New York Library of Fiction 1940 p. 82. <br /> <br /> Evans 30737. ESTC W4099. Printed by William Barrett (for Thomas & Andrews, Boston) unknown
1765IRMntMAR53Paris: Merlin 1765. 1765. 3 Volumes. 12mo. pp. 1 p.l. xvi 1 leaf 345; 2 p.l. 376; 2 p.l. 312 3. with printed title in Vol. III & half-titles in Vols. I & II only. 3 engraved titles engraved frontis. portrait in Vol. I by A. de St. Aubin after C.N.Cochin & 23 other engraved plates by Le Grand Rousseau Bacquoy & others after H.Gravelot. woodcut ornaments. contemporary mottled calf gilt backs some wear to spines & extremities short split in 1 joint but still an attractive copy light foxing to plates & adjacent leaves. Inscribed by Lady Townshend to Juliana Mary Beevon & also with her ownership entry on Vol. III printed title. First Illustrated Edition this being the Second Issue in Duodecimo Format without errata on the contents leaves; there was also an octavo or large paper issue printed from the same settting of type. Marmontels elegantly written tales first published in 1761 without illustrations were well received frequently reprinted and widely translated. The engravings after Gravelot in the present edition have been praised as being among the artists most beautiful work see Cohen-De Ricci. Cohen-De Ricci 687. Brunet III 1440. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 1700 to 1914 18A. cfCioranescu 42962 8vo. issue. Hardcover. Paris: Merlin, 1765. Hardcover
176725776Paris: Chez Merlin 1767. 8vo 19.9 cm 7.8". 4 x 340 6 pp.; 4 plts. <br><br>First edition early state featuring the frontispiece and three copper-engraved plates designed by Gravelot. Quickly translated into numerous languages following its initial publication Marmontel's controversial philosophical novel was written in great part in the hope that its retelling of the story of Gen. Flavius Beisarius of the Byzantine Empire would convince Louis XV to become himself the longed-for Philosopher-King. Chapter 15 however in which Marmontel advocates freedom of opinion and religious tolerance inspired extensive commentary by Voltaire and others and brought on condemnation by both the Sorbonne and the Archbishop of Paris though it may ultimately have helped the Huguenot cause.<br>Â Â Â Â Merlin also printed a duodecimo edition in 1767; in the present edition "Fragmens de philosophie morale" is found on pp. 273340 followed by the Addition and Approbation.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front pastedown with large round gilt-stamped armorial leather bookplate of notable 19th-century book collector Edward Hailcrone; smaller round cream-colored leather gilt-stamped I.T. bookplate with motto Inter folia fructus of 19th-century bookseller and bookcollector James Toovey; and paper bookplate of Sir Montague Shearman.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Contemporary crimson morocco covers framed in gilt triple fillets; spine gilt extra with gilt-stamped leather labels board edges and turn-ins with gilt rolls. This volume complete in itself seems at one time to have been part of a set of Marmontel's works and bears an unnumbered spine label reading "Oeuvres de Marmontel. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Brunet III 1440; Cohen de Ricci Guide de lamateur de livres à gravures du XVIIIe siècle 688; Graesse 406; Tchermezine 455. Binding as above with edges extremities and joints showing minor rubbing. Front pastedown with bookplates as above; front free endpaper with affixed slip of early cataloguing; rear pastedown with small chip out of paper. Light spots of foxing slightly heavier around plates. All edges gilt. Chez Merlin hardcover books
177338792De l'imprimerie de Grangé | à Paris 1773 | 22 x 29 cm | relié
176353707Paris etc.: various publ. 1763-1788. 38 parts in 4 vols. 8vo 20x13 cm. Contemporary half leather spines gilt with ribbons; with red and green morocco title-labels; marbled covers. Titles with title-vignette; woodcut headpieces. - 1 NN Voltaire. Le dépositaire. Lausanne Grasset 1772. 84 pp. Barbier I882. First edition. - 2 Monsieur D M Voltaire. Les Guebres ou la Tolérance. Genève Grasset 1769. 48 pp. brown spots. One of the 1769 editions but without 'Préface' and 'Épitre' but with mention Genève. Not mentioned in Quérard I964. - 3 Voltaire. Les lois déminos ou Astérie. Genève se trouve à Toulon 1763. 60 pp. - 4 Voltaire. Irène. 1783. 34 pp. - 5 Voltaire. Brutus. Marseille chez Mossy 1774. 52 pp. - 6 Hume trad. Voltaire. Le caffé ou l'Écossaise. Nouv. éd. Ruault 1777. 50 pp. - 7 Sedaine. Le philosophe sans le savoir. Avignon 1772. 54 pp. - 8 M.D.B. Nadir ou Thomas Kouli-Kan. Alex. & Ant. Jombert 1780. 60 pp. - 9 l'abbé Le Blanc. Aben-Saïd empereur des Mogols first ed. 1736. Prault fils 1737 1787. 60 pp. - 10 Dorat. Adelaide de Hongrie. Monory1774 à la date de l'originale. 62 pp. - 11 Marmontel. Venceslas 1759. La Haye se vend à Marseille Mossy 1777. 56 pp. - 12 NN Mme de Graffigny. Cénie. 1750. Mossy1776. 60 pp. - 13 Scarron. Dom Japhet d'Arménie. 1653. Mossy 1776. 68 pp. - 14 Destouches. Le tambour nocturne. Nouv. éd. Didot l'Ainé. 66 pp. - 15 idem. Le philosophe marié. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 82 pp. - 16 Idem. L'homme singulier. Ruault 1778. 86ii pp. - 17 idem. Le glorieux. 1732. Delalain 1781. 104 pp. - 18 Montfleury père et fils. La fille capitaine. Nouv. éd. Compagnie Librairies Associés 1771. 66 pp. - 19 NN Dorat. Le célibataire. 1775. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 72 pp. - 20 Gresset. Le méchant. Didot Ainé 1778. 78iipp. -21 De Chamfort. Mustapha et Zéangir. 1776. Didot l'Ainé 1778. 54 pp. 22-24: Publisher: Avignon L. Chambeau 1773-74: 22 Diderot le fils naturel 54 pp. 23 Nivelle de la Chaussée. La gouvernante. 24 De Campistron. Le jaloux désabusé. 56 pp. - 25-29: Publisher: Paris Duchesne: 25 A. Collalto. Les trois jumeaux Venitiens 1773 en quatre actes. 1777. 26 De la Noue. La coquette corrigée. 1756. 1774. 27 NN Nivelle de la Chaussée. Le préjugé à la mode. 1776. 64 pp. 28 Poisson. Le Mercure gallant. 1776. 60 pp. 29 Delaunay. Le complaisant. 1732. Nouv. éd. 1776. - 30-38: 'Nouv. éditions' published by Ruault 1777-84: 30-31 Boursault. Esope à la cour & Esope à la ville ou les fables d'Ésope. 1780-86. 68 & 92 pp. 32 Rochon de Chabannes. Les amans généreux. 52 pp. 33 De Boissy. Les dehors trompeurs. 72 pp. 34 A. Montfleury. La femme juge et partie. 56 pp. 35-36 Colardeau. Astarbé & Caliste 1760. 1777. 44 & 46 pp. 37 De la Harpe. Jeanne de Naples.46ii pp. 38 Le Mierre. Guillaume Tell. 36 pp. -- Nice spotless convoluut. various publ. hardcover
1827117452London UK: Whittaker Treacher Arnot / Hunt and Clarke 1827. Leather Bound. Near Fine. 24mo 5 - 5.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Near Fine. Whittaker Treacher Arnot / Hunt and Clarke London UK 1827. Volumes I to XXIV 1827 to1831. Dark red leather spines and board tips with marbled paper Schrottel boards. Portraits of each diarist. Nice Firm Clean copies ! Light general wear. Bindings hinges text pages near fine. No foxing except for near portraits. Size: 24mo 5 - 5.75'' tall. Brilliant entertaining autobiographies by: I. Colley Cibber comedian. II. Hume William Lilly astronomy Voltaire. III IV. Jean-François Marmontel history opera poetry novels. V. Robert Drury sailor Madagascar captive. VI. George Whitefield Methodist Voyage from London to Savannah. James Ferguson astronomer instrument and globe maker. VII. Mary Robinson actress. Charlotte Charke aka Cibber Charlotte Secheverell Charles Brown actress playwright novelist and noted transvestite. VIII. Lord Herbert of Cherbury Prince Eugene of Savoy. IX X. Augustus Von Kotzebue dramatist writer Siberian exile. XI. Captain John Creichton Scottish soldier. William Gifford critic editor poet satirist. Thomas Ellwood religious writer. XII. Lewis Ludvig Holberg writer essayist philosopher historian and playwright. XIII. James Hardy Vaux swindler thief transported to Australia thrice. XIV XV. Edward Gibbon historian member of Parliament. XVI XVII. Benvenuto Cellini artist. XVIII. James Lackington bookseller. XIX. Theobald Wolfe Tone Irish revolutionary United Irishmen father of Irish republicanism leader of 1798 Irish Rebellion. XX. Bubb Dodington English politician and nobleman. XXI XXII. Margravine of Bareith Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina sister of Frederick the Great. XXIII XXIV. Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni comic writer Italian playwright and librettist. Biography History::Britain RBR15 RBR15 Whittaker, Treacher, Arnot / Hunt and Clarke hardcover
177711043Paris: Lacombe 1777. First Edition — Primera edición. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 194x120mm. 7¾x4¾". Paris Lacombe 1777. En 4º menor 194 x 120mm. 2 volúmenes. -I: Frontispicio xii-338 pp. 1 h. 5 láminas. -II: 4 380 4 pp. 5 láminas. Encuadernación de la época en plena piel lomera cuajada de adornos dorados y tejuelo en marroquén con letrerÃa también dorada. Atractivo ejemplar de la primera edición de esta obra prohibida y condenada por la Inquisición. Ilustrada con un frontis y 10 bellas láminas grabadas al cobre es un libro de tipo histórico escrito contra la actuación de los españoles en Perú en particular y el colonialismo en general; su acercamiento a la naturaleza y a favor de los indÃgenas americanos ejerció como influencia en otros autores contemporáneos y contribuyó de manera decisiva a consolidar la leyenda negra contra España. La obra tuvo una gran divulgación llegándose a imprimir más de treinta ediciones diferentes y la adaptación de varias obras de teatro. Libro muy bello bien impreso y estimado. Muy buen ejemplar vestido con una elegante encuadernación francesa de época. Referencias: Palau 152444; Brunet III col. 1440 Lacombe hardcover
1765FGN12-D-13Paris: Chez Merlin 1765. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4". None. Three volumes of Jean-Francois Marmontel's Contes Moraux. In the original French. Pages 317-320 have been misbound after page 324 to volume I. Illustrated throughout with twenty three plates across all volumes as well as engraved title pages. Collated complete. Volume III is the only volume to have a title page with publication details. From the library of Sir Richard Paul Jodrell 1745-1831 a classical scholar and playwright. Jodrell's bookplate is to the front pastedown of all volumes and his signature is to the recto of the front endpapers. Mermontel's Contes Moraux were a famous series. The appreciation for this work was due to the delicate finish of the style but mainly in the graphic and charming pictures of French society under King Louis XV. In full calf bindings with gilt stamping to the spines. Externally very smart with small amount of rubbing to the head and tail of spines. Minor rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. Handling marks to boards. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown of all volumes Sir Richard Paul Jodrell. His signature to the recto of front endpapers to all volumes. Internally all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with light scattered spots throughout. Frequent marginal annotations and some notes to endpapers by prior owner light and not affecting text. Small ink spills to page 313-16 to volume I. Very Good Chez Merlin hardcover
177338792à Paris: De l'imprimerie de Grangé 1773. Fine. De l'imprimerie de Grangé à Paris 1773 22 x 29 cm relié First edition admirably and finely illustrated with 3 figures 15 headpieces and 10 tailpieces all by Eisen and engraved by de Launay the younger Helman Masquelier Née and Ponce. Printed on deluxe paper. Contemporary full mottled calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands gilt rolls at head and foot. Red morocco title label. Triple gilt fillet frame on covers. All edges gilt. Fragile headcap with lacks same at foot. Very beautiful mottling on covers green red beige. Despite small defects handsome copy in a luxury binding and of great freshness. The volume besides the preliminary pieces with essays on the dramatic genre by Marmontel brings together three tragedies from 17th-century French theatre: Sophonisbe by Du Ryer Scevole by Mairet and Venceslas by Rotrou. This first volume was to be followed by several others but the project did not come to fruition. Very fine publication. 18th-century engraved bookplate Laus de Boissy library. A second 19th-century bookplate: library of Count Alexis de Priest. De l'imprimerie de Grangé hardcover
17773400<p>A scarce edition of Marmontel's block-buster published in the same year as the first edition. MMF list no less than ELEVEN Paris editions of 1777 all printed by Lacombe with the present edition listed as the second with its imprint clearly claiming a Paris and Lacombe publication: 'A Paris Chez Lacombe Libraire rue de Tournon près le Luxembourg'. However ESTC includes this edition as a piracy 'probably printed in Dublin' with a false Paris address. This would account for the error on the title page where the masculine word for volume is made feminine: 'Tome Première / Tome Seconde' a mistake no French printer or compositor would make.</p><p>Critic novelist and playwright Marmontel began life as the son of a poor tailor before coming to Paris on the advice of Voltaire to pursue a career in literature. His <i>Contes moraux</i> 1755-1765 fictional tales praising philosophy and the practice of virtue were enormously popular in France and throughout Europe particularly in England where there were numerous translations. But it was his historical romance <i>Belisaire</i> with its plea for civil toleration of Protestants that brought him most lasting fame and became one of the most controversial novels of its time condemned both by the Sorbonne and the archbishop of Paris. <i>Les Incas ou la Déstruction de l'Empire du Perou</i> is Marmontel's answer to the censure he received for <i>Bélisaire</i>. In this novel he describes the cruelties in Spanish America and demonstrates that they are entirely the result of the religious intolerance of the invaders. <br /></p><p><i>Two volumes 8vo 175 x 110 mm pp. xxxii 253; iv 5-310 1 including half-titles and several contents leaves after the text in both volumes marginal wormhole through the endleaves and first few pages of Vol. I also with considerable staining in a couple of the preliminary leaves of Vol. I otherwise generally clean although clearly read some later pencil markings </i></p><i>in contemporary plain calf blind tooling to the covers along the spine flat spines ruled in gilt with red and olive green morocco labels lettered and numbered in gilt the corners a little bumped the library stamp of 'J.M.M-OConnor' on both half titles and the endleaves of Vol. I: generally an attractive set</i>. Chez Lacombe, Libraire, rue de Tournon, près le Luxembourg
