Pierre-François Godard de BEAUCHAMPS

First edition. Frontispiece title on heavy paper. The work has been attributed to both Abbé Jérôme Richard and Pierre François Godard de Beauchamp.
Contemporary full marbled brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title label. Joints cracked at foot, the joint of the upper board split with losses. 3 corners bumped. Leaf 119, tear with loss and loss of letters. Rubbing.
Aihcrappoh is the anagram of Hipparchia; there is moreover another edition in 1748 under this title, with an extended preface. Gallant and libertine story.

First illustrated edition. One title vignette, one frontispiece and 3 handsome figures before the lettering. The title vignette bears the signature of Bernard Picard. Title page in red and black.
Half red morocco binding with corners, late 19th century, signed Dubois-D'Enghien. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Gilt title, date at foot. Double fillet border on boards. Gilt edges. Very handsome copy, perfectly executed, and in perfect condition.
The work is an imitation of the Greek novel The Loves of Rhodanthe and Dosicles by Eustathios Makrembolites; it tells the story of thwarted love in ancient Greece.