1761 3 FRENCH NOVELS Gilt calf bdg PROVENANCE Rare!

1761 3 FRENCH NOVELS Gilt calf bdg PROVENANCE Rare!

Private Library of PRINCESS of GUEMENÉE HOUSE of ROHAN

[ d'Aulnoy, Marie Catherine LeJumel de Barneville ; Antoine Bauderon de Sénecé ]

Supplement à la Bibliothèque de campagne, ou amusemens de l'esprit et du coeur. Tome septieme.

Geneve, 1761.

8vo. 16.7 x 10 cms.

429 pages, 1 leaf.

With woodcut title vignette, initials and fine ornamental devices.

Fine contemporary marbled full calf binding with gilt tooling & gilt morocco label to spine, gilt ruling to edges (partly faded), marbled end papers, red cut.

Fine edition.

Self contained FIRST volume of the Bibliothèque de Campagne with following historical novel:

"Histoire secrette de Jean de Bourbon. Seconde partie" presumably by Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baronne d'Aulnoy (1650/1651-1705). She was a French writer known for her fairy tales. When she termed her works contes de fée (fairy tales), she originated the term that is now generally used for the genre.

"Zeneyne, fragment" attributed to Antoine Bauderon de Sénecé ; "Le Kaïmak. La confiance perdue, ou le serpent mangeur de Kaimak, et le Turc son pourvoyeur. Fable Turque." both novels by unknown author.

Text in French.

PROVENANCE: Belongs to collection from PRIVATE LIBRARY OF PRINCESS OF GUEMENE (Guemenée) from HOUSE OF ROHAN!!

A fine copy in overall very good condition.

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Binding rubbed with wear to center of spine, some edgewear; inside quite fresh, little occasional light spotting, few pages with some printing offsetting, otherwise clean. A very attractive item!!

Fine engraved Ex Libris with Coats of Arms to inner board (with some wear).

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