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1117 - [COTOLENDI, Charles] *Arliquiniana, or Witty Remarks, Amusing and Pleasant Stories*. Collected from Harlequin’s Conversations. Based on the copy. Paris: F. & P. Delaulne; M. Brunet, 1694. In-12: frontispiece–[56]–354–[12] pp. (Minor paper losses, very marginal and not affecting the illustration or text on the first few folios.) Fauve half-basane leather binding as described, spine with raised bands and gold thread, black title label (upper cover detached, spine cracked with a loss at the top, corners worn). A Dutch counterfeit, published the same year as the original and, like it, adorned with the lovely engraved frontispiece depicting a dancing Harlequin, captioned "Castigat ridendo mores." The Harlequin whose witticisms Cotolendi records was the famous “Dominique Biancoletti,” a misspelled name referring to two actors of the Italian Commedia, Biancolelli father and son, who enjoyed success under Louis XIV and Louis XV, especially in the role of Harlequin. Ref. CCFr (BM Dijon). - Cf. Barbier I:275. - BGL I:267–268. - Not in STCN. Prov. Martin (handwritten note on the title page). - Fr. D. Vandaele “Med[icus]” (id. on the half-title page).
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[COTOLENDI, Charles] *Arliquiniana, or Witty Remarks, Amusing and Pleasant Stories*. Collected from Harlequin’s Conversations. Based on the copy. Paris: F. & P. Delaulne; M. Brunet, 1694. In-12: frontispiece–[56]–354–[12] pp. (Minor paper losses, very marginal and not affecting the illustration or text on the first few folios.) Fauve half-basane leather binding as described, spine with raised bands and gold thread, black title label (upper cover detached, spine cracked with a loss at the top, corners worn). A Dutch counterfeit, published the same year as the original and, like it, adorned with the lovely engraved frontispiece depicting a dancing Harlequin, captioned "Castigat ridendo mores." The Harlequin whose witticisms Cotolendi records was the famous “Dominique Biancoletti,” a misspelled name referring to two actors of the Italian Commedia, Biancolelli father and son, who enjoyed success under Louis XIV and Louis XV, especially in the role of Harlequin. Ref. CCFr (BM Dijon). - Cf. Barbier I:275. - BGL I:267–268. - Not in STCN. Prov. Martin (handwritten note on the title page). - Fr. D. Vandaele “Med[icus]” (id. on the half-title page).
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