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154 - SCARRON, Paul – *Typhon, or The Gigantomachy*.
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SCARRON, Paul – *Typhon, or The Gigantomachy*. A burlesque poem. Dedicated to His Eminence Cardinal Mazarin. Paris, Toussainct Quinet, 1644. In-4, (2) folios, including the frontispiece. engraved by H. David, 20, 36, 14, 13 pp. (1) f., paper slightly yellowed, a few faint watermarks and foxing, garnet calf, decorated ribbed spine. TCH V, 706. First edition. The first of Scarron’s great burlesque poems, which he dedicated to Mazarin without receiving the recognition he had hoped for. Its subject is the revolt of the giants against the gods of Olympus, led by the giant Typhon. The gods were seized by such panic that, to escape him, they disguised themselves as animals or vegetables.
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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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