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51 - HÉDELIN (François). *Macarise, or the Queen of the Fortunate…
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HÉDELIN (François). *Macarise, or the Queen of the Fortunate Isles*. An allegorical tale setting out the moral philosophy of the Stoics through a series of entertaining adventures in the form of a novel. Paris, Jacques Du Breuil and Pierre Collet, 1664. 2 volumes bound in 4 in-12 volumes, pale calfskin, decorated spines, red edges (18th-century binding). 24 unnumbered folios, 214 pp., 584 pp., 8 folios table of contents, 1 folding leaf – Title page, 812 pp. 5 ff. table of contents. First edition adorned with a frontispiece, a life-size portrait of the author by Rousselet and 7 illustrations drawn and engraved by François Chauveau. Lever notes that two preliminary leaves from Volume 2 are missing here. A tear at the bottom of the spine of Volume IV. Lever p. 255 – Canivet 103.
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About the sale Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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