Louis Pierre de LONGUE
Les princesses Malabares, ou le célibat philosophique
Chez Tomas Franco.|à Andrinople [Edirne] • [Paris] 1734|10.50 x 16.50 cm|relié
First edition of this work which has also been attributed to Lenglet Dufresnoy and to a certain Quesnel whose name appears in the preface. (Cf Peignot, Dictionnaire des livres condamnés au feu II, p. 53-54.)
Full brown paper boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, black morocco title-label, stains to upper right corner of first cover, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing affecting mainly the first leaves of the volume.
A utopia set in India, narrated by an Indian prince. Hindu women, announces the author, were required to burn themselves after their husband's death. The Malabar princesses found an expedient to this system by marrying as many husbands as possible,
Full brown paper boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, black morocco title-label, stains to upper right corner of first cover, contemporary binding.
Some light foxing affecting mainly the first leaves of the volume.
A utopia set in India, narrated by an Indian prince. Hindu women, announces the author, were required to burn themselves after their husband's death. The Malabar princesses found an expedient to this system by marrying as many husbands as possible,
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