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Three volumes in one, 8vo, pp. 8 including engraved frontispiece, 223,
[1] blank; [viii], 224; [iv], 204 - prelims of volume two bound after first
signature; occasional light spotting, but clean and crisp overall;
contemporary full vellum; corners a little worn.
Most complete edition of Chiari's wide-ranging letters addressed to a lady. The finely
engraved unsigned frontispiece shows three figures in a Venetian carnival scene, one
having unmasked the other, with mask and hat tumbling down, a masked female
figure is looking on.
Chiari was an astute social observe and his letters are of great interest, as they cover
topics such as games and gambling, the theatre, coffee, and carnival. He also treats
scientific subjects as the Copernican system, medicine, food and drink etc. Chiari
(1712-1785), one of the most prolific Italian playwrights and authors, was influenced
by Richardson, Fielding, Voltaire and Swift, and is known for introducing the novel
into Italian literature.
First published in one volume in 1750, expanded to two also in 1750 and finally
completed with a third volume in 1751. There are editions with imprint 1750 -1752
published by Pasinelli and then this final one all with a 1752 imprint. The letters were
reprinted in 1764.
See Lanckronska 66; the Harvard copy of the 1750-52 printing apparently has a
genealogical table bound in, which does not appear to be asked for and is not present
either here nor in the British Library copy; all the editions are uncommon, with
RLIN/OCLC locating copies at Harvard, Princeton (1752), Yale, Chicago, Johns
Hopkins and New York Public Library in the US.
Jansenist Publications
14.
[COLONIA, Dominique de.] Bibliotheque Janseniste, ou Catalogue
alphabetique des principaux Livres Jansenistes, ou suspects de
Jansenisme, qui ont paru depuis la Naissance de cette Héresie, avec
des Notes Critiques sur les veritables Auteurs de ces Livres, sur les
Erreurs qui y sont continues & sur les condemnations qui en eut été
faites par la Saint siege, ou par l'Eglise Gallicane, ou par les Evêques
dicesains. [n.p., but Lyon], 1722. £ 480
12mo, pp. [xxxxviii], 307, [1] errata; a few signatures lightly browned,
paper fault to foremargin of Bb3, no loss; woodcut and fleuron
decorations in the text; contemporary sheep, spine in compartments,
gilt-lettered spine label; surface rubbed and edges worn, but sound;
from a religious school library with faint stamp to title and number in
ink to front paste-down.
First edition, uncommon, of this comprehensive annotated bibliography of Jansenist
publications, which also includes a brief section of quietist works. The compiler de