Les princesses malabares, ou Le célibat philosophique
Subtitle: ouvrage interessant & curieux, avec des notes historiques & critiques
Contributors: Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755; Franco, Thomas, active 1734-1735, bookseller
Publisher: Chez Thomas Franco
Published: 1734
Place of publication: A Andrinople [i.e. Paris?]
Language: fre
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Deism; Fiction; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Princesses malabares; Célibat philosophique
Description: Novel, told in the first person, recounting the adventures of Rasoni-bale, a sovereign prince and grandson to an emperor, and his pursuit of various princesses. The allegory is a vehicle for the author's fervent deism and for a sustained attack on the establishment.
Notes: First edition.

By Louis Pierre de Longue. Has also been attributed to Lenglet Du Fresnoy and to a certain Quesnel. Cf. Barbier and Cioranescu.

Fictitious imprint; printed in Paris.

Signatures: ā⁶ A-R⁶.

Head-pieces.

Rare Book copy: Contemporary full sprinkled calf binding, red morocco label, raised bands, gilt tooled panels, red sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers.

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