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85 - DEMOUSTIER, Charles-Albert. ‎Letters to Emilie on Mythology.
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DEMOUSTIER, Charles-Albert. ‎Letters to Emilie on Mythology. Paris, published by Desenne, at the Palais Royal, 1792. In-8 (20 x 12.5 cm), granite sheepskin, smooth spine decorated with panels, two labels indicating the title and volume number. Fine contemporary binding. 3 vols.: VIII–170 pp. - VIII-152 pp. - 170 pp.; illustrated with engraved plates. Slight scuffing and scratches to the bindings. Provenance: Chevillard Library, Officer of the Legion of Honour... (bookplate). Third edition of ‘Letters to Émilie on Mythology’, a collection of lessons addressed to a young pupil on holiday, written in prose interspersed with passages in verse. Émilie’s model was undoubtedly the famous Marie-Guillemine Benoist, whose salon at the Hôtel de Vougy was the meeting place for all of Paris’s most witty conversationalists. Demoustier was a regular guest there. The work enjoyed great success in its day and almost became a movement in its own right. It is, in fact, peppered with witticisms, quips and madrigals that make it an extraordinary satire on the society of the time. A very complete set comprising the six parts, grouped into three volumes, beautifully bound in their original bindings.
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