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92 - [DUCLOS, Charles Pinot]. Acajou et Zirphile, a tale.
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Estimate €150 - €300
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Description
[DUCLOS, Charles Pinot]. Acajou et Zirphile, a tale. A Minutie [Paris], n.p., 1761. In-12 (16 x 9.5 cm), marbled havana calf, plain spine decorated with panels, red edges. 6 ff. 161 pp., 10 engravings as inserts. Slight water stain on the outer margin of the plate between pages 40–41. The final marbled paper endpaper is missing. A rare counterfeit edition of this famous parodic and fairy-tale-like story, bearing the fictitious imprint ‘A Minutie’ created for the original 1744 edition (published in in-12 and in-4 formats). It is illustrated with a frontispiece and nine engravings based on the original compositions by François Boucher. This parodic tale is famous for the unusual story behind its creation. In 1740, the Count of Tessin commissioned ten drawings from François Boucher to illustrate an earlier text, *Faunillane*. After his departure, the bookseller Prault, wishing to make the most of Boucher’s engravings, challenged the members of an “Académie galante” (Caylus, Voisenon, Duclos) to write a new tale to accompany the existing engravings. Charles Pinot Duclos won the competition with ‘Acajou et Zirphile’. A fine copy in a contemporary binding.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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