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1st Edition. 8vo., Old plain vellum, green leather spine label with gilt title. 17×10.5×6 cm. Chr. van Lom, P. Gosse & R. Alberts. La Haye. 1715. [4], cxxxii, [2 errata], 316; [2], 312 pp. 8 engraved plates, engraved half-title page, title pages printed in black and red. Very good, covers warped and lightly soiled, top edge toned and spotted, content tight and clean. French text. Various satirical accounts of Montmaur, “Prince of the parasites” noted professor and pedant. Here he is portrayed as a sycophant, a glutton, a drunk and a freeloader. weight: 1.1 lb.
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