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203 - [GAYOT de PITAVAL (François)]. Famous and Interesting Cases,…
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[GAYOT de PITAVAL (François)]. Famous and Interesting Cases, together with the judgements that decided them. A new edition, revised, corrected and expanded to include several important documents...  Paris, Th. Le Gras, Poirion, Desprez, 1739–1757. 20 in-12 volumes, brown calfskin, spine with decorated raised bands, red and green title labels and volume numbers, red edges (contemporary binding). Second, expanded edition of this famous collection recounting the investigations into notorious cases such as the Martin Guerre case, the Poison Affair, the possessed women of Loudun, the story of the impostor Caille, the Urbain Grandier affair, the case of Louis Gaufridi, burnt as a sorcerer, the judgement against the Count of Bussi Rabutin, the story of Mademoiselle de Choiseul, that of M. de Cinq-Mars, the murder of the Marquise de Ganges, etc.  Some damage to the corners of a few book covers. Barbier I, 541 – Supercheries III, 1037.
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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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