1780 Traduction Libre D’Amadis De Gaule M le Comte De Tress 2 Vols vendu Château Cirey

Title

Traduction Libre

D'Amadis De Gaule

par M. Le Comte de Tress **

[New Edition - Two Volumes Complete ~ Full Leather Binding]

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Author

M. le Comte De Tress.

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Year of Publication

1780

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Publisher

Amsterdam and Paris: Chez PissotLibraire.

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Description:

Amsterdam and Paris: ChezPissot Libraire.

Volume 1. – pp. [v-xxviii],470.

Volume 2. – pp. 624.

2 volume set, 6.75 inchestall. 18th century mottled calf in very good condition. With giltraised bands, twin labels and floral gilt tooling to the panels. Pink pageedges.

The second edition ofTressans free translation, a version that turned the 16th centurychivalric romance into hugely popularFrench novel.

This set is from thelibrary (although lacking the bookplate) assembled at Voltaire's former home,the Chateau de Cirey (Champagne) by Mme de Simiane (1761-1835), sometime loverof the Lafayette and later a correspondent of Fanny Burney.

Diane-Adelaide DeSimiane's early life was colourful and she came to Cirey in 1795 after a periodof incarceration during the Terror. Previously she had been married toCharles-Francois de Simiane, who had served with Lafayette in America and whodied in mysterious circumstances in 1787.

Size: Approximately 6.75inches tall.

ConditionReport

Externally

• Spine – good condition – marked and worn. Volume II has a slighthole to the foot of the spine.
• Joints – good condition.
• Corners – good condition – worn and aged.
• Boards – good condition – Volume II slight discolouration to the topof the front board.
• Page edges – good condition – red.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – good condition – paper cracked but leather solid andintact, small hole to the base of the front hinge of Vol II.
• Paste downs – good condition – marbled.
• Free end papers – good condition – marbled.
• Title – good condition – age toned.
• Pages – good condition – age toned and foxed.
• Binding – structurally solid and strong.
• See photos

Publisher: See above.
Publication Date: 1780.
Binding: Hardback

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