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161 - *LA COMPAGNIE AGREABLE*, containing all manner of romantic t…
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Estimate €500 - €600
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*LA COMPAGNIE AGREABLE*, containing all manner of romantic tales, curious entertainments, and other amusing stories to dispel melancholy and pass the time pleasantly in company. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1685. In-12, red morocco, gilt fillet binding, ribbed spine decorated with small metal fittings, gilt interior lace, gilt edges (Lortic). 264 pp. (including the frontispiece and title page). A very rare collection.  “This book appears to bear a close resemblance to the one entitled *Les Agréables divertissements* and, above all, to the following two collections: *La Compagnie joyeuse* by J. P. de Memel and *La Compagnie du voyageur...* by Jacques Le Gaillard …”, according to Brunet. “A rare and sought-after storyteller”, according to Gay. From the Maurice Cohen library, with bookplate. A fine copy. Brunet II, 194 – Gay I, 636.
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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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