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NY: A.S. Barnes, 1965. 1st American edition; dj w/unclipped price, in myla; blue c w/small rim of stain or discoloration at lower edge; lite toning of end papers;. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 Vo.
Moncrif's Cats, Les Chats de Francois by de MONCRIF, Augustin Paradis. Reginald BRETNOR, translator - 1961
by de MONCRIF, Augustin Paradis. Reginald BRETNOR, translator
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Moncrif's Cats, Les Chats de Francois
by de MONCRIF, Augustin Paradis. Reginald BRETNOR, translator
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London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1961. Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/very good. Poetry. [POETRY] [LETTERS]. Limited edition, number 232 of 400. 4to; 187pp; publisher's alternative half-binding of royal blue cloth with a red overlay; gilt-stamped roundel with the portrait of a cat on front, gilt lettering on front and spine; bottom edge untrimmed; title page printed in black and red; 9 plates and one fold-out historical genealogy reproduced by collotype; publisher's glassine dust jacket, creases and a chip to front corner; fine in a very good plus glassine jacket. A limited edition copy of the translation from the French of Moncrif's ode to cats. Augustin de Moncrif (1687-1770) was the court appointed royal historian of King Louis XV of France. His humorous dissertation written in 1727 titled Histoire des Chats : dissertation sur la prééminence des chats dans la société, sur les autres animaux d'Égypte, sur les distinctions et privilèges dont ils ont joui personnellement, is illustrated with wonderful reproductions from the original publication.
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Moncrif's Cats: Les Chats De Francois Augustin Paradis De Moncrif
by Moncrif,Francois Augustin Paradis de) Bretnor, Reginald (trans)
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Moncrif's Cats : Les Chats de Francois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif
by de Moncrif, Francois Augustin Paradis
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London: The Golden Cockerel Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1961. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Ostensibly about cats and their ways, this 1727 work is also a witty satire that mocks people and their ways, various strata of society, and exacting scholarship. The prose and verse are fluid with feline and human characteristics ascribed interchangeably. Contemporary criticism treated 'Les Chats' as frivolous because of its subject and it was long a target of public and artistic ridicule. Contemporaries were seemingly too busy mocking Les Chats to identify the satire buried just below the surface. The author was a thoughtful, tasteful, artistic man of his time, ultimately being admitted to Académie Française. Written as 11 Letters and 10 Poems, although the letters themselves contain some additional poems and fragments. After that are extensive Notes and an Index of Subjects, both infused with satire and essential components of the entire work. Copy 211 of a limited edition of 400. Although a signature…
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Moncrif's Cats. Les Chats de Francois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif. Translated by Reginald Bretnor
by Moncrif, Francois-Augustin Paradis de
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London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1961. 180 of 400 copies. 10 illustrations by Coypel. 187 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Cloth. Fine. 180 of 400 copies. 10 illustrations by Coypel. 187 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Inscribed by Bretnor on flyleaf. Cock-a-Hoop 213
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Moncrif's Cats. Les Chats De Francois Augustin Paradis De Moncrif
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Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press. Near Fine. 1961. Limited Edition. 1/4 Cloth. Number 140 of 400 copies. Signed by translator, Reginald Bretnor. Blue and red cloth, gilt. Housed in original transparent wrapper. With 10 illustrations by Coypel reproduced by collotype from the 1727 edition. Printed at the Chiswick Press on Saunder's mould-made paper. Some rubbing to spine and corners. Bump to head of rear board. Internally fine. ; François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif was an eighteenth century French writer and scholar. He is now best known for Histoire des chats, his parody of the ostentatious scholarship of the day ; tall 8vo; Signed by Translator .
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Moncrif's Cats; Les Chats de Francois Augustin Paradis de Moncrif -- Signed Limited Edition, Inscribed to Famous Whistleblower Peter Buxtun
by Moncrif, Francois-Augustin Paradis de; Bretnor, Reginald (Translation)
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London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Number 48 of 100 copies specially bound in deluxe morocco binding. INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR REGINALD BRETNOR to famous whistleblower Peter Buxton: "To Pete Buxtun, all best and kindest, Reginald Bretnor" with caricature of a cat beneath his signature. In fine condition, bright and clean inside and out. Housed in the original slipcase which is near-fine with slight rubbing. Laid in are three related pieces: A greeting card signed by Bretnor and his wife; a catalog page featuring the book with an attached note from Bretnor to Buxtun; and an article written by Bretnor about the history of cats in the American West. Peter Buxtun was a former employee of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) who was the whistleblower responsible for ending the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment. In 1965, Buxtun heard about a study by the USPHS where African-American servicemen were not treated for having syphilis. He…
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