BERBIGUIER DE TERRE NEUVE DU THYM.

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BERBIGUIER DE TERRE NEUVE DU THYM.
FARFADETS, or all demons are not from the other world. Paris, chez l'Auteur, Gueffier, 1821. 3 volumes in-8, marbled half-basane with small green vellum corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt filets and fleurons, red title and tomaison pieces, marbled edges (Binding at the time). FIRST EDITION, RARE. It is decorated with a portrait of the author and 8 curious plates, one of which is a leaflet, all lithographed by Langlumé after drawings by Quinart. Les Farfadets is the work of a hallucinated man, who almost all his life thought he was the prey of witches, goblins and spirits. His relatives, neighbors, doctors, in turn became evil spirits for him. It is said that the author himself destroyed many copies of his book. The figures are absolutely extraordinary and faithfully follow the text. In their simplicity and almost naivety, they are tinged with mystery and have a frightening and nightmarish appearance. A well-bound copy of the period. Freckles, small marginal wetness on a few leaves. One-plank wetness in volume II.
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