Author: La Monnoye; de la Motte, Deshoulieres; Linant; Bernard et al.
Title: Pieces de Poesie Qui Ont Remporte le Prix de L&Apos;Academie Francoise, Depuis 1671 Jusqua 1747
Description: Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Brunet, imprimeur de L'Academie, 1750 . First edition. Leather. A delightful and very scarce anthology of poetry consisting of the winners of the French Academy poetry prize from the mid seventeenth to mid eighteenth century. In the original French.The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry. Presenting the winners of the poetry prize of L'Academie Francoise between 1671 and 1748, published on behalf of the Academy.As the prize was not held every single year between these dates, presented here are forty-two examples of French poetry between these years. Established in 1635, the purpose of the Academy was to maintain standards of literary taste and to establish the literary language of France.The contents detail either the subject or title of each winner, and their name, beginning with 'Le Duel Aboli' by Bernard de La Monnoye in 1671 (La Monnoye won the prize four further times in his lifetime), and concluding with Jean-Francois Marmontel's poem on the glory of Louis XIV in 1746.Other winners include Antoine Houdar de la Motte, Antoinette Deshoulieres, Nicolas-Michel Linant and Catherine Bernard. The latter two won the prize a number of times each.A fascinating and very scarce work that provides insight into the most celebrated French poetry of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In a full calf binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Minor loss of leather to back strip tail. Rubbing, resulting in loss of leather, to front and rear joints, and board perimeters. Front and rear joints starting, with boards holding firm. Front free endpaper absent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with the odd area of light spotting. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: L'academie Francoise french poetry poetry prize french poetry None
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Title: Pieces de Poesie Qui Ont Remporte le Prix de L&Apos;Academie Francoise, Depuis 1671 Jusqua 1747
Description: Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Brunet, imprimeur de L'Academie, 1750 . First edition. Leather. A delightful and very scarce anthology of poetry consisting of the winners of the French Academy poetry prize from the mid seventeenth to mid eighteenth century. In the original French.The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry. Presenting the winners of the poetry prize of L'Academie Francoise between 1671 and 1748, published on behalf of the Academy.As the prize was not held every single year between these dates, presented here are forty-two examples of French poetry between these years. Established in 1635, the purpose of the Academy was to maintain standards of literary taste and to establish the literary language of France.The contents detail either the subject or title of each winner, and their name, beginning with 'Le Duel Aboli' by Bernard de La Monnoye in 1671 (La Monnoye won the prize four further times in his lifetime), and concluding with Jean-Francois Marmontel's poem on the glory of Louis XIV in 1746.Other winners include Antoine Houdar de la Motte, Antoinette Deshoulieres, Nicolas-Michel Linant and Catherine Bernard. The latter two won the prize a number of times each.A fascinating and very scarce work that provides insight into the most celebrated French poetry of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In a full calf binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Minor loss of leather to back strip tail. Rubbing, resulting in loss of leather, to front and rear joints, and board perimeters. Front and rear joints starting, with boards holding firm. Front free endpaper absent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with the odd area of light spotting. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: L'academie Francoise french poetry poetry prize french poetry None
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 811F36
- Book number: 811F36
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