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Thérese philosophe, ou, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du P. Dirrag, & de Mademoiselle Eradice

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Title
Thérese philosophe, ou, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du P. Dirrag, & de Mademoiselle Eradice
Additional title: Thérese philosophe
Additional title: Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du P. Dirrag, & de Mademoiselle Eradice
Names
Argens, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d', 1704-1771 (Attributed name)
Montigny, Arles de (Attributed name)
Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, comte de, 1692-1765 (Attributed name)
Pesne, Antoine, 1683-1757 (Attributed name)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1748 (Questionable)
Place: A La Haye
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. French 1748 91-313
Topics
Erotica
Genres
Books
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Attributed to the marquis d'Argens (originally by the marquis de Sade, in Histoire de Juliette) and to Arles de Montigny, among others. Cf. Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes, IV, col. 708-709. For discussion of authorship question and explanation of the scandal on which the tale is based and of the anagrammatic names in the title, as well as reproductions of the plates in several editions, cf. Thérèse philosophe : erotische Kupferstiche aus fünf berühmten Büchern / Nachwort von Jacques Duprilot. c1982. Cf. also introd. to Thérèse the philosopher / by Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens ; translated by H. Smith. c1970.
Date: Date of publication from Gay and other authorities, based on dates of books mentioned in pt. 2 (latest was published 1748) and the fact that the work itself was mentioned in correspondence in Feb. 1749. Date given as 1745 in Weller, E. Die falschen und fingirten Druckorte, p. 199 (in entry for 6th ed., Paphos (i.e. Bouillon), 1775; gives no corrected place of publication for this ed., apparently the first).
Content: Vol. 1: VIII, 140 p., 6 leaves of plates; v. 2: 72 p., 7-16 leaves of plates.
Content: Illustrations: 16 prints : etching ; full-page. "Les seize grandes eaux-fortes ... ne sauraient être réellement du comte de Caylus, auquel on [Sade, Barbier] les a attribuées ... Elles sont d'un dessinateur français, peut-être Pesne"--Gay. Reproduced in: Œuvres anonymes du XVIIIe siècle. v. 3. c1986. (L'Enfer de la Bibliothèque nationale ; 5).
Content: Vignettes on title pages: 2 prints : woodcut ; 33 x 25 mm. Subject: Devices resembling the globe devices used by the Elzeviers.
Content: Each page of text has type flower border.
Citation/reference: Gay, J. Bib. de l'amour, III, col. 1211-1212
Citation/reference: Apollinaire, G. L'Enfer de la BN, 402
Citation/reference: Pia, P. Livres de l'Enfer, II, col. 1317
Physical Description
Etchings
Woodcuts
Extent: 2 v. : ill. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Binding: Modern quarter red morocco, gilt, and red decorative paper boards. Bound in 1 v.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG91-B57619
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11680140
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 46a9eef0-ceb3-0133-7d44-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1704: Creator Born
  • 1748: Issued
  • 1771: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Thérese philosophe, ou, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du P. Dirrag, & de Mademoiselle Eradice" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1748. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/265b2060-6703-0134-03e8-00505686a51c

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Thérese philosophe, ou, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du P. Dirrag, & de Mademoiselle Eradice" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/265b2060-6703-0134-03e8-00505686a51c

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1748). Thérese philosophe, ou, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du P. Dirrag, & de Mademoiselle Eradice Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/265b2060-6703-0134-03e8-00505686a51c

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Thérese philosophe, ou, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du P. Dirrag, & de Mademoiselle Eradice