Books and Manuscripts · Lot 2810
(Bourdon de Sigrais, C.-G.).
Histoire des rats, pour servir à l'histoire universelle. "A Ratopolis" [= Paris], n.publ., 1737, 1st ed., (4),XVI,140,(13)p., engr. frontisp., woodcut title-vignette, later burgundy hmor. w. git spine.
- Lot
- 2810
- Section
- OLD and RARE BOOKS
- Passage en vente
- Vacation du mercredi 25 novembre 2026, 9 h 30, vers 14 h 25
- Estimation
- 100 € – 150 €
- Photos
- 1 photo
État
Lacks 1 plate; htitle lower corner restored and cut sl. short in lower margin; closed tear in lower outer margin of title-p.; occas. sl. foxed; later annot. in pen on first blank identifying the binder as Claessens.
Remarques
Cohen/ De Ricci p.954; Cioranescu 13529; Gay/ Lemonnyer II, p.546; Barbier II, p.764; Weller II, p.101 (all on this edition). Written in the form of 8 letters, the author (1715-1791) uses the role of the rat through all ages, in legend, literature, sciences etc. as a vehicle for his satire on his contemporaries.
Les ordres d'achat écrits, et les enchères par téléphone ou par e-mail, doivent nous parvenir avant le dimanche 22 novembre 2026, 20 h 00. Nous ne pouvons garantir la (bonne) exécution des ordres reçus plus tard.