Porte-feuille volé, contenant Le Paradis perdu, Les Déguisemens de Vénus, Les Galanteries de la Bible
Au Magazin de Librairie|à Paris 1805|9 x 14 cm|relié
€150
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First edition published anonymously. Contemporary binding in half blonde calf. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and dots, and a green morocco title-label. All edges gilt. A collection of light and humorous poetry, and gently libertine. Le paradis perdu is a satire of Milton's eponymous work; Les déguisemens de Vénus, an imitation of the Greek poets; Les galanteries de la bible are pleasant sermons in verse.