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OGER-BLANCHET

202 - BOURSAULT, Edme – Letters of Respect, Obligation and Love.
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Estimate €80
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Description
BOURSAULT, Edme – Letters of Respect, Obligation and Love. Paris, Jean Guignard, 1683. In-12, frontispiece, (11) folios, 324 pages, yellowed paper, havana morocco binding, ribbed spine, internal toothing, gilt edges. (BRANY). An amusing frontispiece depicting Cupid in the company of Mercury. Dedicated to Louvois, Minister of State. Contains the famous letters (and replies) to Babet, possibly dictated by a genuine romance with a 19-year-old girl.
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About the sale The Jean Demaux Collection – Part 2
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Auction time 09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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