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280 - BORDES, Charles] – *Parapilla*, a poem in five cantos, trans…
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BORDES, Charles] – *Parapilla*, a poem in five cantos, translated from the Italian. Florence (Paris), published by Cupidon, 1776. In-8, 56 pp., outer margins trimmed slightly short, pale calfskin, triple thread-bound. gilt on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, internal perforation, gilt edges. GAY III, 629. DUTEL A-812 (title reproduced). One of the three editions cited for the year 1776. ‘The author’s talent lies in continually skirting the very edge of the most blatant licentiousness whilst always maintaining a safe distance from it, to the extent that this trifle – as a connoisseur of the time might have put it – infinitely surpasses many others.’ (Dictionary of Erotic Works, 377). (Continued below:) [BOURDELIN, Louis-Henri] – *L’Art ïatrique*, a poem in four cantos. Amiens, and available in Paris at the two medical schools, 1776. 93 pp. -- [CARACCIOLI, Louis Antoine de] – Letter from Brother François, the Pope’s cook, on the letters from this Pontiff to a Parisian friend of his. Printed in Lucca and available in Paris, Monory, 1776. 48 pp.
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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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