[HELIODORUS]. The Loves of Theagenes and Chariclea, An Ethio - Lot 165

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[HELIODORUS]. The Loves of Theagenes and Chariclea, An Ethio - Lot 165
[HELIODORUS]. The Loves of Theagenes and Chariclea, An Ethiopian Tale. Paris: Briasson, 1727. 2 volumes in-12, calfskin, gilt coat of arms in the center, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). First edition of this translation, attributed by some to Germain-François Poullain de Sainte-Foix and by others to the Abbé de Fontenu, the latter having been closely associated with M. de Fontenelle, to whom the work is dedicated. Scuffing; one headband damaged and the other restored; corners worn. Barbier, I, 151 (which lists the book as printed in Amsterdam by Herman Uytverf that same year). COPY BEARING THE COAT OF ARMS of the DUKE of LA ROCHEFOUCAULD.
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