La Nouvelle Marianne, ou les Mémoires de la Baronne de ****
by [Lambert, Claude-François, Abbé]
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
A la Haye: Chez Pierre De Hondt, 1759 First published in 1740, this is an imitation of Marivaux's Vie de Marianne (1731-41), which was considered a great advancement in the novel form and influenced Rousseau, Restif de la Bretonne and Fielding. The author is Claude-François Lambert (1705-65), who published miscellaneous works, including an imitation of Abbé Prevost's Mémoires et avantures d'un homme de qualité, which he called Memoires et avantures d'une dame de qualité (1739). Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine with burgundy morocco label. Edges stained red, marbled endpapers. . Ten parts in one volume, twelvemo. Two small cracks along front joint. A very good, clean copy. This edition is unknown to OCLC, which lists only the 1740 and 1772 editions. All editions are scarce; OCLC lists copies of the first edition at Harvard, Cal State Chico, and Oxford only.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13184
- Title
- La Nouvelle Marianne, ou les Mémoires de la Baronne de ****
- Author
- [Lambert, Claude-François, Abbé]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine with burgundy morocco label. Edges stained red, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First published in 1740, this is an imitation of Marivaux's Vie
- Publisher
- Chez Pierre De Hondt,
- Place of Publication
- A la Haye:
- Date Published
- 1759
- Pages
- [2], vi, 335 pp
- Size
- Ten parts in one volume, twelvemo
- Volumes
- Ten parts in one volume, twelvem
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Los Angeles, California
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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