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162 - MARCHANT (François). La Constitution en vaudevilles, suivie …
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MARCHANT (François). La Constitution en vaudevilles, suivie des droits de l'homme, de la femme et de plusieurs autres vaudevilles constitutionnels. Paris, chez les libraires royalistes, 1792. In-24, green morocco, gilt twisted border and fillets, decorated smooth spine, inner lace, pink moire lining and endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, waiting cover and spine preserved, silk case (G. Mercier, 1925). First edition of this civic almanac for 1792, dedicated to émigrés. "It is one of the wittiest of the many parodies of the period" (Grand-Carteret). The frontispiece depicts a patriot playing "l'émigrette" (yo-yo). A very fine copy bound in pamphlet. Grand-Carteret, n°1053 - Cohen, 677 - Monglond, II, 631 - Tourneux, II, n°11744.
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About the sale Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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Auction time 06/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
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