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114. DE CALTADE. Le Paysan gentilhomme ou avantures de M. Ra - Lot 114

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114. DE CALTADE. Le Paysan gentilhomme ou avantures de M. Ra - Lot 114
114. DE CALTADE. Le Paysan gentilhomme ou avantures de M. Ransav, avec son voyage aux isles jumelles. Amsterdam, La Compagnie, 1755. In-8, 238 p., marbled fawn basane, smooth spine decorated. New edition of an imaginary voyage first published in 1737. We have to endure the love and misadventures of the peasant gentleman, who has to contend with both a Creole and an American, before he finally lands on the twin islands off the coast of New Zealand, in a plot where one story follows another in the manner of Potocki. With one island under aristocratic rule, the other under republican, this curious work seems to slip into utopianism before giving way to a tale of love. The spirit of the times is fully encapsulated in this abundant work. Head worn, corners dulled, one leaf shaken, other defects minor. (Guadalupi & Manguel, 158).
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