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162 - [LA MOTHE LE VAYER (François de)].
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Estimate €500 - €600
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[LA MOTHE LE VAYER (François de)]. *Prose chagrine*. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1661. 3 parts in one in-12 volume, red Jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, gilt inner lace, gilt edges (Pagnant). 1 blank folio, title page, 98 pp., 2 folios – 1 blank folio, title page, 1 errata folio, 95 pp., 2 folios – 1 blank folio, title page, 100 pp., 2 folios.  First edition. This little-known work preceded by ten years the rustic *Hexaméron* for which the author is best known. A sceptical philosopher endowed with boundless curiosity, La Mothe Le Vayer was appointed by Mazarin to be the tutor to Louis XIV, whose education was entrusted to him, despite the opposition of Anne of Austria, from 1652 to 1660.  The book is rare. Brunet was unaware of it. A fine copy from the Frédéric Lachèvre library (1957, no. 420), with an ex-libris. Tchemerzine VII, p. 6.
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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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