Justus van Effen, The Miserable One. By Mr. V.E. New revised - Lot 433

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Justus van Effen, The Miserable One. By Mr. V.E. New revised - Lot 433
Justus van Effen, The Miserable One. By Mr. V.E. New revised & expanded edition of several important speeches. In The Hague, at Jean Neaulme's house, 1726. 2 vols. in-12 of XVI-459-15 pp. ; (2)-496-(12) pp., brown basane, smooth spine decorated, title and tomaison pieces in beige morocco, red edges (contemporary binding). Second edition of the complete collection of Le Misantrope written by Justus Van Effen. It was during his preceptorship in the Wassenaer van Duivenvoorde family in The Hague that Van Effen, an ambitious young man, became known for his weekly Misantrope, the first imitation of The Spectator and Tatler by Steele and Addison on the continent. Misantrope began on 19 May 1711 and continued to appear every Monday without interruption until 29 December 1712. Sgard, 958.
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