first edition Original marbled wrappers, uncut.
1759 · Amsterdam:
by [Caraccioli, Louis Antoine de].
Amsterdam: chez E. van Harrevelt, 1759 The first edition was published in Paris in 1758 (Cioranescu 15473). Original marbled wrappers, uncut. Twelvemo. Spine worn in places, intermittent light dampstain near top margin. Still, a very handsome, large copy. The Marquis de Caraccioli (1723-1803) was born and wrote in Paris, though he studied in Mans and travelled in Italy, Germany and Poland. He was a prolific writer of poetry, fiction, history, and biography. A frequent topic was manners and the follies associated with them. He came out with an edition of Pope Clement XIV's letters, which attracted a good deal of notice; some thought that the letters were of his own authorship. Book collectors know him best for the color-printed book, Le livre de quatre couleurs (1757), and its successor, Le livre à la mode (1759). The present book was one of his most popular: at least eight editions were published in the decade following this first edition. The present edition, is however, rare: OCLC lists only the Clark Library copy.
(Inventory #: 8048)