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London: Printed, for the Author, By John Nichols...; And sold by J. Debrett...; J. Murray and S. Highley..., 1797. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 210 x 125 mms., pp. [iv], v - cxci [cxcii blank], 224, engraved frontispiece (by Isaac Taylor), recently rebound in quarter antique-style calf, morocco label, marbled boards; corner torn (without loss) from pp. 219 - 220, but a very good copy. Scevole de Sainte-Marthe (1536 - 1623), a lawyer and poet, first published this in 1584; it was translated and reprinted many times during the next 250 years. Tytler (1753/3 - 1808), a physician and poet as well, took Pope as his model for this translation, and the notes are sufficiently scholarly and medical to validate his assessment of the work. In his preface, he refers to the "meanness of the former version of this poem," which was "full of low disgusting phrases...." This "indelicate" language would have discouraged well-bred ladies from making use of the sound advice in the work. His… Read More

Copenhague, chez Pierre Steinmann..., 1794. FIRST FRENCH TRANSLATION. 8vo, pp. [viii], 518 [519 - 520 errata], 6 engraved plates, uncut, original wrappers, contemporary paper label on spine; edges and top and base of spine slightly worn, spine worn over cords, but generally a good copy. Malling's book, a compendium for children of "les traits memorables de patriotisme & de vertu, qu'offre l'histoire de ces royames" (to quote the Preface) in Danish history, was first published in Danish in 1783. In the preface, the publisher notes that the translator died in 1786. OCLC locates copies in Yale, Boston Athaneum, Göttingen, Linkoping, National Library of Sweden.