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Maître Pascal BLOUET

123 - PANCKOUCKE, Antoine-Joseph: The Art of Relieving the Spleen,…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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PANCKOUCKE, Antoine-Joseph: The Art of Relieving the Spleen, or On How to Do So Prudently [or The Art of Shitting with Wisdom], by Using Each Page to Wipe One’s Backside, interspersed with a few good bits. Gallipoli in Calabria, the Year of Follies, 175886 (1756), in-12, 430 pp., full contemporary calf, plain spine, gilt title and panels, red title label, fillet on the edges, red edges, red library stamp on the title page. First edition of this famous collection compiled by the first bookseller of the Panckoucke family, containing extracts from rare books, facetious and scatological anecdotes, and puns…
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About the sale Antique and modern books – Sale at 10.00 am
Auction location
Auction time 09/09/2026 at 10:00 AM
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