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79 - [PRÉCHAC (Jean de)]. *L’Illustre Génoise*, a romantic short …
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[PRÉCHAC (Jean de)]. *L’Illustre Génoise*, a romantic short story. Paris, C. Blageart, 1685. 12mo, brown calfskin with gilt spine, marbled edges (contemporary binding). 4 folios, 279 pages, (1 page of privileges). First edition of this novella by the prolific novelist Jean de Préchac (Buzy, 1647 – Pau, 1720), in which he justifies France’s reprisals against Genoa, guilty of having lent support to the Spanish fleet in the Mediterranean. See the article by Jacques Chupeau: ‘Jean de Préchac or the courtly novelist’ in *Littératures classiques* 1991, pp. 271–289 – see p. 229.
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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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