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140 - RAYSSIGUIER, N. de] – A pastoral tragicomedy, in which the l…
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RAYSSIGUIER, N. de] – A pastoral tragicomedy, in which the love stories of Astree and Celadon are interwoven with those of Diane, Silvandre and Paris, along with the fickleness of Hilas. Paris, Pierre David, 1632. Small 8vo, (16) folios, 259 pages, paper slightly yellowed, 18th-century marbled fawn calf, decorated ribbed spine, supralibros on the front cover. Second edition. Among the introductory pieces are two poems by Du Ryer, a friend of the author, and one in Latin, possibly by Benserade. One of the stage adaptations, drawn from Urfé’s novel alongside those by Jean Mairet (for example, *La Silvanire*, 1631). Rayssiguier chose to bring to the stage the two main themes of the work: the story of Astrée and Céladon, and that of Diane and Silvandre. Rayssiguier, who is thought to have been originally from Castres, a town not far from the Forez region depicted in his model, was one of Cardinal de Retz’s close associates. (See Lancaster I, 346). Ex-libris and supralibros by Frédéric Lachèvre.
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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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