Recueil de pieces galantes, en prose et en vers de Madame la Comtesse de la Suze, et de Monsieur Pelisson

New edition, considerably expanded with several volumes. These 5 volumes gather the poetry in verse and prose of the Countess of Suze and Pellisson, but also numerous pieces falsely attributed to them, such as those by Régnier des Marais, pieces by Mademoiselle de Scudery, the journey by Bachaumont and La Chappelle, the poetry of the Chevalier d'Aceilly, Les Visionnaires, pieces by Jean Desmarets, but also La princesse de Montpensier by the princess of Clèves, declared anonymous, letters, several short novels.
Contemporary full glazed blonde calf binding. Smooth spine decorated with 4 sun ornaments with scattered stars. Red morocco title label. Blonde calf volume label. Decorative border on boards. Very fine copy, in an elegant and refined binding.
Rich anthology of 17th-century gallant literature. Henriette de Coligny de La Suze was at the center of a society dedicated to poetry and gallantry. Ninon de Lenclos, Christine of Sweden, Madeleine de Scudéry were her friends. She wrote, in the midst of a life of dissipation and loose morals, during which she had a reputation for beauty, wit and talent. It is thought she had several collaborators, such as Segrais, Ménage or Subligny. She was particularly remarkable in writing her elegies which give her a choice place in 17th-century poetry. Paul Pellisson moved in the circle of the Countess of Suze and frequented the same people, secretary to Nicolas Fouquet and historiographer to the king, he was connected with the entire literary world of this period (Bussy-Rabutin, Madame de Sévigné, Mademoiselle de Scudéry...)