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Crait+Muller Charenton-Vincennes

490 - A collection of 31 texts and folk or revolutionary songs fro…
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Estimate €50 - €80
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Description
A collection of 31 texts and folk or revolutionary songs from the early 19th century, including *La Marseillaise* (8 printed in Poitiers, 13 in Niort, 3 in Saumur, 1 in Paris, 6 of unknown provenance). Also included: ‘Bigorne’, who devours all men who are under their wives’ thumb. A mid-19th-century facsimile of a 15th-century play – 4 folios, small quarto, on laid paper. The play is illustrated with two repeated woodcuts depicting a very well-fed creature, ‘Bigorne’, as he feeds only on men who are under their wives’ thumb. In contrast, his companion ‘Chicheface’, another mythical figure from popular folklore, who feeds only on women who do not contradict their husbands, is very thin by nature, finding little food.
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About the sale Sale of antique and modern books
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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