- 32
[Chaussard, Pierre Jean Baptiste]
Estimate
1,200 - 1,600 GBP
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Description
- Fêtes et courtisanes de la Grèce; supplément aux Voyages d'Anacharsis et d'Antenor... enrichi d'un almanach athénien; de la description des danses grecques... Paris: F. Buisson, 1801
first edition, 8vo (210 x 128mm.), half-titles, 4 engraved frontispieces by Michel after Garnerey, folding plate of constellations, 2 folding tables and 2 folding plates of engraved music, dark purple morocco gilt by Chambolle-Duru, top edges gilt, others uncut
Provenance
Robert Hoe, book label; Cortlandt F. Bishop, book label; Brooklyn Library, library label; Sefik E. Atabey, book label
Literature
not in Blackmer; Cohen-de Ricci 231-2; cf. Contominas 143 (third edition); Atabey 227
Catalogue Note
a fine copy with distinguished provenance. Chaussard took advantage of the interest in the ancient world stimulated by Barthélemy's Voyage du jeune Anacharsis (see lot 8) and Lantier's Voyages d'Antenor en Grèce et en Asie to produce a salacious account of Greek customs and religion.