56 - Reprints of old texts, 5 booklets:

Reprints of old texts, 5 booklets: - The Boys’ Banquet. Paris, Lainé & Havard, (circa 1850), in-8 vertical pamphlet, 8 unnumbered leaves. Loose leaves, printed pink paper cover. - Fresh copy. (Portefeuille de l'Ami des Livres Collection). Printed in Gothic type on laid paper. The last leaf and the spine of the cover bear the emblem of the publisher René Muffat and the printed notation “De la Bibliothèque Mazarine,” which likely provided the copy. *Le Banquet du boys* is a Gothic poem consisting of 53 stanzas of 7 decasyllabic lines. Early copies are impossible to find, and there are four 19th-century editions. The “Portefeuille de l’Ami des Livres” collection, edited by René Muffat, featured anastatic reprints of Gothic pamphlets, generally printed in runs of 300 copies. - LACOUR (Louis). The Works of Count de Chevigné. The Muse of Champagne in the 19th Century. Critical, Sincere, and Unpublished Notes. Venusville, under the sign of the Wings of Little Cupid, in the year of love 1080605. [Paris, Jouaust Press], (1865), in-16 booklet, 52 pp.—2 ff. Paperback. Crinkled corners, slightly soiled cover, small pinholes on the endpapers. One of the gift copies, on laid paper. First edition printed in a small run: one hundred copies for sale, plus an unspecified number of “gift” copies. Two woodcuts, one at the beginning, the other at the end. A witty note on the “Muse Champenoise” by the Count de Chevigné. For the author, Chevigné’s work is the resurrection of the immortal archetypes created by the verve of the ancestors, who, having forgotten nothing of their past lives, give free rein to this whimsical existence in the heart of the Champagne countryside (p. 21). (Vicaire IV, col. 807). - [BRECHILLET (Etienne)]. The Nopces [sic] of Bontemps with Burgundy in 1636. Unpublished play attributed to Etienne Bréchillet. Dijon, Darantière, 1887; in-12 booklet. 49 pp.—1 f.—frontispiece. Paperback, padded cover. Slight browning on the cover; the rest of the volume is in good condition. (Théâtre de l’Infanterie Dijonnoise Collection). Etched frontispiece depicting the carriage of the Dijon Infantry. First edition of this humorous piece written in local dialect, published based on the manuscript from the Dijon Library. Printed in a run of only 108 copies. - [BRECHILLET (Etienne)] - [PERARD]. The Return of Bontemps (1632). A play attributed to the collaboration of Pérard and Bréchillet. Dijon, Darantière, 188; in-12 booklet, 70 pp.—1f.—frontispiece. Paperback, folded cover. - Volume in good condition. (Théâtre de l'Infanterie Dijonnoise Collection). Etched frontispiece depicting the banner of the Mère Folle company of Dijon. Printed in a limited edition of only 108 copies. - VADE (Jean-Joseph). *Lettres de La Grenouillère* followed by *Quatre bouquets poissards* Paris, *Edition dédiée aux amis des livres*, 1885; 12mo. Paperback, folded cover. Pinholes on the cover. One of 200 copies printed on Holland paper. Etched frontispiece by Guillaumot fils. Reprint of the original editions with a note by G. d’Heylli.