SAGE, A.R. LE
Le diable boiteux, nouvelle édition; corrigée, refondue, augmentée d'un volume par l'auteur, & ornée de figures. Avec les entretiens sérieux et comiques des cheminées de Madrid, et les béquilles dudit diable. Par M.B. de S. Two parts in one volume.
Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, 1775.
Frontispiece + 11 engravings + some vignettes. Halfleather with marbled sides. 8vo (IV), 237, (3), 252, (II) pp. *text inside cover, sides slightly rubbed, name on title page, frontispiece slightly damaged, otherwise good condition*
Alain-René le Sage, Sarzeau 8 mai 1668 - Boulogne 17 novembre 1747. The first edition of 'Le diable boiteux' was printed in 1707. In this book the devil raises the rooftops of the houses of Madrid to reveal the usually sordid realities hidden within. The described adventures are framed by rather stern moral expectations. For ultimately the author's ethical touchstones turn out to be almost puritanical: hard work, speaking the truth, and honest dealing (...)'.
D. Hollier. A new history of French literature. Cambridge, 1989, p. 400
Boeknummer 590765 € 100.00