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Adventures Of Telemachus Fénelon 1756 Dublin Son Of Ulysses Vol 1 Mythology For Sale
The Adventures of Telemachus, The Son of Ulysses
VOL 1 [OF 2] [BOOKS 1 THROUGH 12 IN ONE VOLUME] IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH. THE ORIGINAL, CAREFULLY PRINTED ACCORDING TO THE BEST EDITIONS OF FRANCE AND HOLLAND: AND THE TRANSLATION, WHICH IS ENTIRELY NEW, REVISED BY MR. DES MAIZEAUX, F.R.S., EMBELLISHED WITH CUTS. THE THIRD EDITION CORRECTED AND RENDERED MORE LITERAL
By [Francois Fénelon] Archbishop of Cambrai (French, 1651-1715)
Dublin: Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-Street [possibly by Gay's Head, also of Dame Street]
1 7 5 6
Publishing Specifics: Collation: [-ffep] xxxiii [xxxiv] [1] 2-41 (41-53 [41 recto - 53 verso]) conjugated with (53-63 [53 verso - 62 recto]) (missing 63 recto, 64 verso) 64-207pp. [parallel tabulation comprising 412 pages on 208 leaves] (missing one leaf) [with 10 text woodcuts] [bfep]; 4 3/8"x 6 7/8" (11 x 17 cm) duodecimo; gilt and black stamped full calf leather hardcover. No printer stated. Citation: OCLC #723015441, (all available bibliographical sources incomplete and appear to be mimics); 1) A Dictionary of Members of the Dublin Book Trade 1550-1800
By Mary Nash Pollard, 626. 2) Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, Volume 1 By Laetitia V. Pilkington, 797.
Condition:Ex library, Hobart College, Geneva, NY, gifted by Lawrence Clark in 1894, bookplate for John Clark, M.D., rebing recommended, spine cracked in half, cracked joints, cloth tape re-hinged (twice to back) by library, boards appear to be painted brown, leather flaking along cracked spine with loss of gilt, front free end paper absent, clipped head of title page with remnant of penned signature, damp staining, several small page chips, 2" open fore edge burns to 6 leaves, scattered foxing. Two gathering conjugated (see tabulation), one missing leaf, but no evidence of plate removal and available bibliographical references are dubious, with cuts declaration to title page possibly referring to 10 text woodcuts.
Description:An earlier printing of Vol. I features 10 text woodcuts, including the preface "A Discourse on Epic Poetry", with a strong printing probability by Gay's Head of Dame Street, this scarce edition of Telemachus will be one for the completist. Les aventures de Télémaque (The adventures of Telemachus) is a didactic French novel by Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai and tutor to the seven-year-old Duc de Bourgogne (grandson of Louis XIV and second in line to the throne). It was published anonymously in 1699 and reissued in 1717 by his family. The slender plot fills out a gap in Homer's Odyssey, recounting the educational travels of Telemachus, son of Ulysses, accompanied by his tutor, Mentor, who is revealed at the end of the story to be Minerva, goddess of wisdom, in disguise. Read more about this work here.
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