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264 - [ANONYMOUS SATIRE]. New Satires. On the Desires of Men. On the Whims of Fortune.
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[ANONYMOUS SATIRE]. New Satires. On the Desires of Men. On the Whims of Fortune. Paris, Widow of Claude Mazuel, 1700. In-8 (22 x 18 cm), glossy half-calf, smooth spine. Modern binding, signed “Bellevallée” on the upper endpaper. 19 pp. First edition. A rare little work published anonymously at the very end of the 17th century, comprising two satires: one on the insatiability of human desires and the other on dependence on wealth. Excerpt: “Cast proud ambition far from you. The fall follows the rise too closely.” Copy in excellent condition.
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