Description de l'isle des hermaphrodites, nouvellement decouverte
Subtitle: contenant les moeurs, les coutumes & les ordonances des habitans de cette isle, comme aussi le Discours de Jacophile à Limne, avec quelques autres pieces curieuses : pour servir de supplement au Journal de Henri III
Contributors: Du Perron, Jacques Davy, 1556-1618
Publisher: Heritiers de H. Demen
Published: 1724
Language: fre
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Imaginary Voyages; Early works to 1800; Imaginary books and libraries; Court and courtiers; Courts and courtiers; History
Work titles: Hermaphrodites
Notes: 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.
Table of contents: title: L'isle des hermaphrodites; title: Discours de Jacophile à Limne; title: Privileges, franchises, & libertez de la ville capitale de Bois-belle; title: Bibliothèque de Madame de Montpensier; title: Remarques sur la bibliothèque de Madame de Montpensier; title: Discours sur la vie du roy Henry III / par Mr. Le Laboureur.