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Signatures: ⁴(-4) A-Y⁸.
Title printed in red and black.
Woodcut title vignette; head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Engraved frontispiece.
"Célèbre satire politique et allégorique du régne de Henri III, de ses moeurs, de son gouvernement, et de la vie honteuse de ses mignons"--Larousse. Grand dict. universel.
Generally attributed to Thomas Artus; Gay mentions has been attributed to Cardinal Du Perron as well.
Originally published in 1605 under title: Les hermaphrodites.
Printed in Brussels by F. Foppens, according to Caillet; Weller and Barbier also cite Brussels.
Title page in red and black, and with device of two entwined serpents forming an oval and looking in opposite directions, within the circle are two Janus-type heads back to back, one young and looking to the left, the other older and looking to the right, surrounding the heads from left to right are the Greek words "paponta" (present) "kai" (and) "mellonta" (future).
Weller, E.O. Falsche Druckorte, II, page 88
Caillet, A.L. Manuel bib. des sciences psychiques ou occultes, 10658
Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes, II, column 616
Gay, J. Bib. des ouvrages relatifs à l'amour, column 602
Gift of Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky.
Binding: calf; double fillets along edges of boards with fleurons in corners; spine gilt with 5 raised bands; armorial gilt stamp on front board; edges stained red; bookplate of Château de Rosny "La Solitude" on front pastedown; Anne Willan's bookplate laid in.





