First collected edition of La Paysan and La Paysane Pervertis completely reset and edited - dated 1784 but did not appear until 1787. 4 volumes in later half morocco over marbled boards. Le Paysan et la Paysane Pervertis ou les Dangers de la Ville Includes a number of his erotic pieces - likely why there was no publisher or place listed and the original editions had a false London imprint. at rear scattered foxing tear in upper margin to page 93/4 a few pages clumsily opened. Some staining to title page modest darkening to pages esp. Later edition of a collection first published in 1787. Later half cloth over marbled boards lightly worn. Poesies Diverses D'Alexis Piron ou Recueil de différentes pieces de cet auteur pour servir de suite à toutes les éditions desquelles on a supprimé les ouvrages libres de ce poëte His ability to manipulate the reader of his letters - which were carefully chosen and probably always meant for publication - by constructing a compelling narrative with himself as central protagonist - changed epistolary collections forever. He is remembered most for his satires and his letters which detail conversations with both the great names of the day as well as regular folk both women and men.
Ariosto called him "the scourge of Princes". For a time his patron was Cardinal Giulio de' Medici and he mocked Popes and would be popes but in time he settled in Venice - the Anti-Rome. 6 283 10 325 8 362 8 296 8 338 6 8 301 leaves.One of the most singular figures in the Renaissance Aretino was a poet playwright schemer satirist and pornographer who made a career out of infiltrating the highest levels of society and then alternately satirizing them in his writings or blackmailing them. 3 volumes in contemporary limp vellum remains of ties some discoloration to vellum occasional creasing to a few early leaves end papers rumpled and a little torn the third book is lacking the final two pages of the table ends at M generally fine otherwise. Del Primo -sesto libro de le Lettere di M. Bibliographie et iconographie de tous les ouvrages de Restif de la Bretonne 247-250. Restif de la Bretonne takes on the subject of women here looking at 40 women in 8 categories - he believed this to be one of his finest works as did Palmézaux. 300pp 388pp 392pp 380pp with 20 plates and the often missing final two leaves in volume four with a list of further titles available. 4 volumes in contemporary sponged calf spines darkened and a bit dry light wear at edges scattered light foxing including to plate margins. Les Parisiennes ou XL Caractères Generaux
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