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The amours of the Chevalier de Faublas / by John Baptiste Louvet de Couvray, founded on historical facts, interspersed with most remarkable narratives ; a literal unexpurgated translation from the Paris edition of 1821; with numerous beautiful engravings etched by Louis Monzies from drawings by Paul Avril.
LIBRA - Special PQ1999.L6 A64 1898 v.1-4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Louvet de Couvray, Jean-Baptiste, 1760-1797.
- Standardized Title:
- Amours du chevalier de Faublas. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Penn Provenance:
- Haney, John Louis, 1877-1960 (bookplate) (RBC copy)
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Privately printed for Société des Bibliophiles, MDCCXCVIII [1898]
- Notes:
- Biographical notice of the author" extracted from the Memoir by H. de Latouche prefixed to the Paris edition dated Feb. 16, 1821: v. 1, p. [v]-ix.
- "Preface by the translator" (v. 1) signed: G.C.
- "This edition in limited to 100 numbered copies on 'Old English Spartan.'"
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has the ex-libris of John Louis Haney on front pastedown.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy v.1-4 has bookseller's ticket on back pastedown: "Harry F. Marks Bookseller ... N.Y.".
- Other Format:
- Online version: Louvet de Couvray, Jean-Baptiste, 1760-1797. Amours of the Chevalier de Faublas.
- OCLC:
- 606322
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