A bound volume of 5 works including... Antoine Houdar de la Motte's "Le Magnifique, Comedie en Deux Actes," [Paris, 1749, pp. [4], 1-43]; Desmahis' "L'Impertinent, Comedie en un Acte and en vers," [Paris: Chez Pault, 1750, pp. [7], 4-40]; Sir John Hill's "Lucina sine Concubitu, Lucine Affranchie des Loix du Concours...traduit de l'anglois d'Abraham Johnson," [N. P., 1750, pp. [2], [i]-x, [1]-57; "Concubitus sine Lucina; ou Le Plaisir sans peine. Résponse à la Lettre intitulée Lucina sine concubitu,"signed in text "Richard Roe," (pseud.) [Londres (i.e. Netherlands), 1750, pp. 57]; Pierre Grosley, Andre Lefevre, David and others' "Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences, Inscriptions, Belles Lettres, Beaux Arts, &c Nouvellement établie à Troyes en Champagne. Tome I. [Liege: Chez G. Barnabe, 1744, pp. 72]

Various places, 1744. 1 vols. 8vo. The five pieces bound together in contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, red morocco label. Some rubbing, some light discoloration, but generally a very good copy. 1 vols. 8vo. Parthenogenesis, Virginal Births and Plays. The Hill piece relates to parthenogenesis in humans and animals and is a translation of "Lucina sine Concubitu. A Letter...to the Royal Society in which is proved...that a woman may conceive and be brought to bed, without any commerce with man."
The Roe piece is addressed to Abraham Johnson [Sir John Hill] on this scheme for propagating humans. This piece was probably translated by Anne Gabriel Meusnier de Querlon or possibly De Combes, the secretary of M. de Mirepoix.
The "Academie" is ficticious and a satire. Blake p. 211 for the Hill piece Blake p. 385 for Roe piece (Inventory #: 31894)