RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE. LUCILE OR THE PROGRESS OF VIRTUE. Par - Lot 163

RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE. LUCILE OR THE PROGRESS OF VIRTUE. Par un mousquetaire. A La Haye et se vend à Francfort, chez J.G. Eslinger, 1769. In-12, 16-174 pages, paperback, covers muted, untrimmed. This book is an account of the escapades of Mlle Cadette Forterre, a charming girl from Auxerre... A rare counterfeit of the original edition (published in Paris the previous year). An unsigned woodcut has been added opposite the title. Partly uncut copy (Rives-Childs p.199) (Gay II, 916). Also included: LE PIED DE FANCHETTE ou l'orfeline française. Histoire intéressante et morale. La Haye et Paris, Humblot et Quillau, 1769. 3 parts of 160-148-186 pages, in 1 volume small in-12, fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). First edition of Restif's first literary success: it was in this work that he revealed his fanatical passion for pretty feet and shoes. Fanchette's foot is the real hero of the book! Edition of 1000 copies, with titles, dedications, tables and notes printed in red. Copy from an undescribed edition (Orpheline spelled orfeline) in which the third part contains 186 pages. Corners dulled, spine faded (Rives-Childs, p. 203) (Lacroix, p. 89). TOGETHER 2 VOLUMES.