M. J. SEDAINE — Le Philosophe sans le savoir, 1st edition 1766
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M. J. SEDAINE — Le Philosophe sans le savoir, 1st edition 1766

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First edition of The Accidental Philosopher (or, The Unwitting Philosopher), sometimes also known as “The Duel”, the comedy of a philosopher who doesn’t know he is one . Very scarce

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SEDAINE, (Michel-Jean):
Le Philosophe sans le savoir. Comédie en prose et en cinq actes, Représentée par les Comédiens François ordinaires du Roi, le 2 Novembre 1765

Paris, Claude Herissant, 1766. In-8. Reliure cartonnage. (4), 95 pp. 16 pp. d’addenda. Édition originale complète du supplément en 16 pages. Le chef-d’oeuvre de Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719-1797) représenté pour la première fois sur le Théâtre de la rue des Fossés Saint-Germain le 2 décembre 1765. Binding rubbed (see photos), bound with wide margins in contemporary simplte but still solid paper boards (hardcover) with handwritten title to spine. Inner hinges are week but still holding, inside a clean copy and overall very good

Edition originale

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M. J. SEDAINE — Le Philosophe sans le savoir, 1st edition 1766