Honny soit qui mal y pense, ou histoires des filles c l bres du dix-huiti me si cle.

[ Jullien, Jean-Augustin-Julien, dit Desboulmiers ].

Published by A Londres: 1775.

About this Item

Desboulmiers (1731-1771) was a soldier turned writer, whose exuberant style brought him immense popularity. This work is not in fact a history of famous women of his age, but a series of short novels dealing with the amatory adventures of courtesans. Desboulmiers was the author of novels, plays, a history of the comic opera (1769), and a seven-volume history of the Italian theatre (1769). He also translated HumeÕs works (Pens es philosophiques, morales, critiques, litt raires et politiques de M. Hume, 1767). Three volumes in one, twelvemo. 222, 183, [1, blank], 198 pp. Contemporary mottled calf. Gilt spine with red morocco label, edges stained red. Some staining to preliminary blanks, a little light foxing. A good, clean copy. Most complete edition. This work was first published in 1761 in a one volume edition that contained two parts. Other editions appeared in 1762 and 1766, but this appears to be the first printing of the complete work, in six parts. OCLC lists three copies of this edition (Smith, Yale, Montreal); ESTC lists the McMaster copy, a copy at Leeds, and three copies in Poland. Cioranescu 34761. Gay/Lemonnyer, II, 615(ÒCe recueil de petites histoires qui, malgr le grand nombre de ses ditions, est peu commun.Ó). Querard II, 496. Seller Inventory # 15547

Bibliographic Details

Title: Honny soit qui mal y pense, ou histoires des...

Publisher: A Londres: 1775.

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition