Le Gazetier Cuirasse: ou Anecdotes Scandalenses de la Cour de France
1772. hardcover. Engraved frontispiece, 174p. Contemporary Swedish quarter calf over speckled boards. The second edition. First appeared in 1771 and contains plenty of scandalous material regarding the grand resident in the Versailles. See Robert Darnton's excellent article called 'The Devil in the Holy Water: Political Libel in Eighteenth-Century France.lBarbier II p523. Gay-Lemonnyer p393. From the Library of Carl Gustaf Liewen (1748-1809) with his contemporary bookplate on the inside front board. Paper repair to page 173/174 with loss of a few letters at the inner margin. Otherwise a fresh clean copy. very good. Item #007775
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
Price: $250.00