Marie-Jeanne RICCOBONI

First edition of this critical letter on the subject of Tasso and a new translation. New editions for both theatrical works by Boursault.
Contemporary glazed blonde calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. One lack at head of upper joint. Tail slightly worn. Traces of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. Small water stains on boards. Handsome copy.
In this letter to Abbé Conti, Madame Riccoboni delivers a critique and essay on translation. One can discern a modern thinking, reacting against adaptations.
The first edition of Aesop's Fables by Boursault dates from 1690. It is a comic play, which consists of illustrating Aesop's fables through...

First edition of the translation and free adaptation by Madame Riccoboni.
Contemporary full blonde marbled and glazed calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title-label. Traces of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. A strip of discoloration at the top of the upper cover. Title page of the second part shorter at lower margin. Leaves 197 to 203 of the last part are shorter at upper margin. Good copy.
19th-century armorial bookplate of the Bauffremont family, illustrious family of feudal nobility originally from Lorraine, with its two mottos: Dieu ayde au premier chretien and Plus de deuil que de joye.
In the preface, the translator apologizes for her poor...

First edition.
Contemporary marbled brown full calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Head worn. 3 small wormholes along the upper joint. Rubbing marks. Lacks to lower joint at head and tail. Overall rather fresh. Blue stamp on half-title page: "Fousire" Library?
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1713-1792) was, after being a mediocre actress by necessity, a novelist highly appreciated in her time, to such an extent that her peers refused to acknowledge that the author was a woman. Her first novel was an immediate success and the following ones were even better received, praised for the refinement of style and the interest of details, placing Madame...

New edition.
Half caramel long-grain morocco binding, spine with one raised band decorated with black romantic fleurons, hazelnut morocco title label, gilt fillet framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Printed bibliophile's stamp with crowned cipher as bookplate.
Some light foxing.
Handsome copy in a charming contemporary romantic binding.

New edition.
Half long-grain caramel morocco binding, spine with one raised band decorated with black romantic fleurons, hazelnut morocco title-label, gilt fillet framing the marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one lower corner slightly bumped, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Printed bibliophile's stamp with crowned monogram serving as bookplate.
Some light foxing.
Copy handsomely bound in a charming contemporary romantic binding.

Second edition, ostensibly published by the same publisher as the first in 1759, with the same collation. Novel published anonymously and purported to be translated from English (it would later be translated by Frances Brooke, with whom the author was acquainted).
Contemporary marbled sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title label. One corner bumped and worn. Rubbing.
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1713-1792) was, after being a mediocre actress by necessity, a novelist highly appreciated in her time, to such an extent that her peers refused to acknowledge that the author was a woman. Her first novel was an immediate success and the following ones were even...

First edition.
Novel published anonymously and claimed to be translated from English. It would in fact later be translated into English by Frances Brooke, with whom the author was in contact.
Contemporary full marbled blonde calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Lower joint cracked at head along the first compartment, one corner bumped and worn.
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1713-1792), was, after having been a mediocre actress by necessity, a novelist highly appreciated in her time, to such an extent that her peers refused to acknowledge that the author was a woman. Her first novel had immediate success and the following ones were even better...

Second edition, published after the first edition of 1767.
Contemporary full glazed calf binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title label. One wormhole on the title label, 2 on the upper board. A pale dampstain in the margin of the first 3 leaves; a tear with loss to leaf 71, without any damage to the text.
Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (1713-1792) was, after being a mediocre actress by necessity, a novelist highly appreciated in her time, to such an extent that her peers refused to acknowledge that the author was a woman. Her first novel had immediate success and the following ones were even better received, praised for the fineness of style and the interest of details, placing...