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Maître Paul PASTAUD

1253 - SCARRON (Paul). Collection of Burlesque Works [...] Dedicate…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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SCARRON (Paul). Collection of Burlesque Works [...] Dedicated to his dog. [- Continuation of the first part of the Burlesque Works. [...]] [- The Continuation of the Burlesque Works [...] Part Two.] [- The Burlesque Works of Mr Scarron. Part Three.] [- Typhon or the Gigantomachy. [...]] [- The True Account of All That Happened in the Other World, at the Battle of the Fates and the Poets, on the Death of Voitture, and Other Burlesque Pieces.] [- Le Jodelet, or The Servant, a comedy.] [- The Three Dorotées, or The Slapped Jodelet.] [- The Ridiculous Heir, or The Self-Interested Lady.] Paris, Toussainct Quinet, 1648–1651. In-4, [12] folios, including a general engraved frontispiece depicting two satyrs (the phallus of the first has been smudged with ink), 174 pp., 62–[1] pp., [12]–76–[2 bl.] pp., [4]–12–2–117–[1] pp., 87–[1] pp. (including the engraved frontispiece), [22]–55 pp. (including the engraved frontispiece), [8]–141 pp., [4]–128 pp., [8]–139 pp. Brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, title label (contemporary binding). Binding worn, heavily scuffed. An interesting, fairly comprehensive and partly original collection (featuring the complete ‘La Relation véritable…’ with its extraordinary frontispiece depicting Scarron from behind in his armchair, surrounded by grotesque and mythological figures). (See Tchemerzine X, pp. 202–210.) One leaf torn, but nothing missing. A few minor foxing spots or faint water stains, nothing serious.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 3 of 4 – Nos. 1085 to 1642
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Auction time 08/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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