1694 Rare 1stED French Book - ARLIQUINIANA ou Conversations d'Arlequin by COTOLENDI

 

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Author : COTOLENDI, Charles
Title : ARLIQUINIANA ou les Bons Mots, les Histoires Plaisantes et Agréables
recueillies des Conversations d'Arlequin.
Language : Text in French.
Publisher : Paris : Florentin Delaulne, 1694. First Edition.
Size : 6.5 " X 4 "
Pages :  267 pages
Binding : Very good full calf leather binding (hinges tight,  overall slightly scuffed and worn) under a protective mylar cover .
Content : Very good content (bright, tight and clean. rare staining and foxing).
Illustrations : Including a very nice frontis illustration.

The book : Rare 17th century French First edition of this Cotolendi work. Cotolendi was the author of numerous works of which this is the most popular about Commedia dell’Arte and its most famous character, Arlecchino.

The author : Charles Cotolendi (Aix-en-Provence, XVII century - XVIII century) was a French writer.