Three volumes, 124 x 80 mm each, uniformly bound in full marble calf, panels ruled in triple gilt fillet, board edges ruled in gilt, flat spine tooled in gilt with fleurons in compartments, burgundy calf labels lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers, text printed with tall ‘s’ on laid paper with letter “E” under fleur-de-lis watermark.
Title-page: LE | MOYEN | DE | PARVENIR. | NOUVELLE ÉDITION, | Augmentée d'une Table sommaire | des Chapitres. | (in rules) Caritas inter jocosve regnat Moria. | TOME PREMIER / SECOND. | {fleuron} | A LONDRES. | — | M. DCC. LXXXI. ||
Collation 32mo, 1 flyleaf at the front and 1 at the rear in each vol.
Vol. 1: πA6 b-e6 f2, A-Q6 R3 (i.e. 131 leaves); pp.: [i, ii] iii-lxiv, [1] 2-197 [198].
Vol. 2: π1 A-Y6, Z2 (i.e. 135 leaves); pp.: [2] [1] 2-267 [268].
Vol. 3: π1 A-Y6, Z2 2A1 (136); pp.: [2] [1] 2-270.
Author: Béroalde de Verville, François (French, 1556 – 1626)
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 18 AD , Late 18th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Laid paper , Paper |
| Subject | 17th century , Fiction , French literature , Humour , Prose , Satire , Social satire |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1781 |
| Edition | Clandestine edition |
| Binding | Full calf , Hardcover |
| Size | 32mo |
| Location | Bookshelf 25.3. |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
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