Oeuvres Poissardes de J. J. Vade, et De L'Ecluse
- Hardcover. Marbled paper pastedown on boards and spine
- Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve. Printed by L'Imprimerie de Didot le Jeune, 1796
Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve. Printed by L'Imprimerie de Didot le Jeune, 1796. Hardcover. Marbled paper pastedown on boards and spine. Near Fine. Lovely early copy of Vade's "poissard" songs, poems, dialogues, etc. 12mo. 216 pp. With five copper engraved plates, one of which is a frontis portrait of Vade, the other four, street scenes. Vade invented the poissard genre, which reveled in the more vulgar vernacular of literally, the fish-wife, and sought to dignify the lives, joys and trials of more common people. Minor soiling scattered. Light wear to contemporary red morocco.
Details
Title
Oeuvres Poissardes de J. J. Vade, et De L'Ecluse
Author
Vade, J.J. [Jean Joseph]; L'Ecluse
Binding
Hardcover. Marbled paper pastedown on boards and spine
Condition
Near Fine
Publisher
Chez Defer de Maisonneuve. Printed by L'Imprimerie de Didot le Jeune: Paris
Date
1796