HAMILTON (Antoine). Histoire de Fleur d'Epine, Conte. A Pari - Lot 88

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HAMILTON (Antoine). Histoire de Fleur d'Epine, Conte. A Pari - Lot 88
HAMILTON (Antoine). Histoire de Fleur d'Epine, Conte. A Paris, Chez Jean Fr. Josse, Libr. Impr, 1730. In-12, calf, ornate ribbed spine (period binding). [IV] + 275 + [I] pp. ORIGINAL EDITION of this "delightful fairy tale, one of the masterpieces of the genre, and one of the best productions of this famous author." First cover detached, but very fresh inside. "An ex. in old basane was sold for 800 francs in 1931, it had been sold for 80 francs nine years earlier. This tale was written by Hamilton to show the ladies of the Court, then infatuated with the 'Thousand and One Nights', that such improbable stories could be composed. This explains the extravagance of the story". (Tchemerzine, III, 658).
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