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120 - [CURIOSA]. A collection of three works: *The Gallant Adventu…
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[CURIOSA]. A collection of three works: *The Gallant Adventures of Jérôme, Capuchin Friar* – *Mylord Arsouille, or the Sprees of a Gentleman* – *Lives of Gallant Ladies*. An amusing collection of three ‘gallant’ titles: - NOUGARET, P.J.B. The Gallant Adventures of Jérôme, Capuchin Friar. Paris, Gustave Dubois, 1914. In-16, full brown calfskin, ribbed spine, panels decorated with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillet framing the covers with gilt flowers at the corners, dotted gilt fillet on the edges. Binding in the style of the Canape workshops. 79-(2) pp. and publisher’s catalogue (22 p.), 4 separate plates. engravings. Minor wear and scuffing from handling. Facsimile, printed in a small run, of the 1797 edition published by Zonen in Haarlem. This copy contains 4 erotic plates. - Mylord l’Arsouille, or the revelries of a gentleman. In Bordel-opolis [Brussels], published by Pinard [Vital Puissant], 1789 [1866]. In-12, sky-blue half-percale Bradel binding with corner pieces, burgundy leather title label. 109 pages and f.n.ch. (engraving placements). Anonymous curiosity; copy lacking the 8 engraved plates listed. - BRANTOME. Lives of the Gallant Ladies. New edition, revised and corrected from the 1740 edition, with historical and critical notes. Paris, Garnier Frères, 1841. In-12, honey-coloured half-basane, richly decorated ribbed spine, red leather label for the author and fir-green leather label for the title, gilt head. 346 pages. Small brown spots on the binding, foxing. Good overall condition.
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