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89 - SCUDÉRY (Madeleine de). *Clélie*, a Roman novel dedicated to…
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SCUDÉRY (Madeleine de). *Clélie*, a Roman novel dedicated to Mademoiselle de Longueville by Mr de Scudéry, Governor of Notre Dame de la Garde. Paris, A. Courbé, 1655–1661. 10 parts bound in 9 small 8vo volumes, brown calfskin, decorated spines (contemporary binding). 1) 8 folios (including the frontispiece and the final blank folio), 346 pp., 2 blank folios, 456 pp., 1 blank folio. These first two parts are here in an edition (from Amsterdam?) bearing the following note: ‘corresponds to the copy published in Paris by A. Courbé, 1655’. 2) Paris, Courbé, 1658. 3 folios (including the frontispiece and 1 engraving), 603 pp., 1 blank folio. 3) Paris, Courbé, 1662. Title page, 1 engraving, pp. 609–1481, 4 pp. of privilege, 1 separate plate. 4) Paris, Courbé, 1657. Frontispiece, title page, 604 pp., 1 separate plate. 5) Paris, Courbé, 1658. Frontispiece, title page, pp. 607–1604, 4 folios, 2 plates. Damage to pp. 1248–1249; tears on several leaves. 6) Paris, Courbé and Amsterdam, Blaeu, 1658. Frontispiece, title page, 614 pp., 1 plate. 7) Paris, Courbé, 1660. Title page, pp. 617–1464, 4 folios, 2 plates and 2 folios of engraved music. 8) Paris, Courbé and Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1661. Frontispiece, title page, 1 blank folio, 544 pp., 1 plate. 9) Paris, Courbé and Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1661. Title page, pp. 545–1324, 2 folios, 2 plates. “It is extraordinary to come across a complete copy,” Tchemerzine.  The map of the Pays du Tendre is missing, as is often the case according to Tchemerzine. Bindings are worn, with cracks at the hinges of several volumes; the gilding on the spines has faded. Lever p. 106 – Tchemerzine X, pp. 282–83.
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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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