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Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

16 - [EROTICA] – [MERCIER DE COMPIÈGNE (Claude-François-Xavier Me…
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[EROTICA] – [MERCIER DE COMPIÈGNE (Claude-François-Xavier Mercier, known as)] – *La Bougie de Noël, ou La Messe à Minuit* (The Christmas Candle, or Midnight Mass), a comedy in two acts, in prose, interspersed with vaudevilles – Published in Cythère; Anonymous, 1793 – 1 volume, In-16° – The folio comprising pages 61–62 is torn, with a small loss that does not affect the text – Frontispiece and 3 very freely illustrated plates (complete) – ‘Catalogue of various works in the libertine genre’ over two pages at the end (tear with loss and minor damage to the text) – First half of the 20th-century binding in raspberry-coloured sheepskin within a marbled slipcase (rubbed and partially split) - A romantic scene in relief on havana-coloured sheepskin, glued to the front cover within a blind-stamped frame - Interior lace; front and back covers and endpapers lined with red fabric - Decorated ribbed spine with title in gold - Gilded head - A rare first edition of this licentious comedy, inspired by *La Chandelle d’Arras* and attributed to Claude-François-Xavier Mercier, known as Mercier de Compiègne.
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About the sale Antique and modern books and documents
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 9:30 AM
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