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MILLON RIVIERA

34 - [LITERATURE] [FOUGERET de MONBRON (Jean-Louis)]
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Estimate €60 - €80
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Description
[LITERATURE] [FOUGERET de MONBRON (Jean-Louis)] *La Henriade* adapted into burlesque verse. Berlin, s.n. [Paris], 1751. 1 vol. in-12, pale calfskin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons. Contemporary binding. 151 pp. A rare edition of one of the greatest successes of 18th-century burlesque literature. It is a parody in verse, peppered with obscenities, of Voltaire’s famous epic poem, *La Henriade* (1728), about the Wars of the League and Henry IV.
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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