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48 - BRUSLÉ DE MONTPLEINCHAMP, Jean-Chrisostome.
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Estimate €100 - €150
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BRUSLÉ DE MONTPLEINCHAMP, Jean-Chrisostome. The Wedding Feast Held in Happy Arabia, on the Occasion of the Marriage of Aesop, Phaedra and Pilpai to Three Fairies, Divided into Three Tables. By M. de Palaidor. Published in Pirou, Lower Normandy, by Florent A-Fable [Brussels, Liener], 1700. In-12, cherry-coloured half-calf, embossed with a cold-stamped scroll pattern along the edges of the covers; spine with raised bands highlighted by fine gold-coloured cold-stamped garlands, central gold-coloured fleur-de-lis within the panels. 8 unnumbered folios, 384 pages. Binding rubbed with a loss of leather at the edge of the front cover, lower corners recoloured red, ink stain on leaves 2 and 3, virtually free from foxing. First edition. Abbé Bruslé de Montpleinchamp (1641–1724) has compiled a collection of apologetic fables written in verse, based on the works of Aesop, La Fontaine, Furetière, Desmay, Boursault, Mme de Villedieu, Pilpai, etc. A fine copy.
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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