DIDEROT (Denis). La Religieuse. Paris, Buisson, an V [1796], - Lot 4

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DIDEROT (Denis). La Religieuse. Paris, Buisson, an V [1796], - Lot 4
DIDEROT (Denis). La Religieuse. Paris, Buisson, an V [1796], 8°, modern full red chagrin binding, double gilt fillet framed with fleurons at the corners and center of the boards, 5-rib spine, author, title, date, gilt fillets and fleurons, gilt head, spine flaps edged and decorated with gilt lace, marbled paper double endpapers (some russeting and browning). English counterfeit of Buisson's original edition, produced shortly after its publication, probably in early 1797. The Parisian publisher's "Avis aux contrefacteurs" (Notice to counterfeiters) does not appear in the forgeries. Buisson had acquired the manuscript from Diderot, who died in 1784, in some obscure way. This novel is a mystification written by Diderot between 1760 and 1780, and is a scathing critique of the religious institutions of the time. A good copy.
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