M. Perrot d’Ablancourt vengé, ou Amelot de la Houssaye convaincu de ne pas parler François, & d’expliquer mal le Latin.

12mo: 225-[1-2 bl.] pp. (min. toning).

19th-c. gold-tooled chestnut morocco by [Antoine] Chatelin (1820-1890), covers with gilt double ruled frames and corner pieces, gilt spine, a.e.g., gilt inside dentelles. Very good copy.

Rare polemical essay by Frémont d’Ablancourt (1621-1693) in defense of his uncle Nicolas Perrot d’Ablancourt (1606-1664), French translator of the Greek and Latin classics. The language and style of Perrot’s translations had been attacked by a translator of the next generation, Abraham-Nicolas Amelot de La Houssaie (1634-1706).
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Prov. Large gilt monogram "A G G" (?) on covers.