71 - [LITERATURE - PAMPHLET] - COLLECTIVE WORK - NODIER, Charles

[LITERATURE - PAMPHLET] - COLLECTIVE WORK - NODIER, Charles A Menippean Satire on the Virtues of the Catholicon of Spain and the Conduct of the Estates of Paris; supplemented with notes drawn from the editions by Du Puy and Le Duchat, by V. Verger; and with a historical, literary, and philological commentary by Charles Nodier. Paris, N. Delangle, 1824, 2 volumes In-8°. Full flamed calfskin. Smooth spine with gilt motifs. Title label in red calfskin and volume number label in olive calfskin. Marbled edges. Covers surrounded by a gilt garland. Spine of Volume I missing; scuffing and foxing. First edition of the remarkable critical, historical, and philological commentary by the writer and librarian Charles Nodier (1780–1844). This scholarly work, based on the classical annotations by Dupuy and Le Duchat, revised by Verger, offers a fresh perspective on this famous political pamphlet in prose and verse, written in 1594 to mock the Catholic League and Spanish ambitions during the Wars of Religion. The first printing of this highly regarded edition is adorned with a beautiful frontispiece and 8 plates engraved on steel by Adam and the Johannot brothers after drawings by Eugène Devéria. References: Brunet, V, 145; Vicaire, *Manuel de l’amateur de livres du XIXe siècle*, VI, 126. Provenance: from the library of François-Xavier Borluut de Noortdonck (bookplate) Also included: [MYTHOLOGY - EDUCATION] - [RIGORD, François-Xavier] An Introduction to Mythology Through Questions and Answers, Enriched with Historical Details That Formed the Foundation of the Entire System of Myth, with a Very Convenient Index for Readers. Paris, Published by Savoye, 1786 In-12°. Full contemporary calfskin. Spine with 5 raised bands decorated with floral and gilded panels. Spine rubbed with a small loss, cap ends worn, shows signs of use. Eighth edition of this great classic of religious and classical pedagogy under the Ancien Régime, originally written by the Jesuit François-Xavier Rigord (1690–1739). References: Quérard, *La France littéraire*, VIII, 42; Somervogel, *Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus*, VI, 1851.