Buy this book on-line Dufresny, : Amusemens serieux et comiques ... à l'usage de ceux qui veulent aprendre le François, ou l'Anglois. La Haye, chez Isaac Vaillant. 1719. [Amusements serious and comical; or a new Collection of Bon-mots, Keen-Jests, Ingenious Thoughts, Pleasant Tales, and CPrinted for Isaac Vaillant, The Hague, 1719
Small 8vo., pp. [16], 293, [11], with English and French on facing pages. Rebound in contemporary paperboards with white spine paper and hand-written spine label. Internally crisp and clean with only very minimal foxing and browning. First bilingual edition, also published in the same year in English only. Dufresny dedicates the book to his pupil John Merrill, junior, to whom he was teaching French. Included in the book are 179 jests and sayings, with the English version on the left hand side and the French translation opposite. Attractive red and black title page. OCLC lists three copies only .. Book Condition: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dufresny, : Amusemens serieux et comiques ... à l'usage de ceux qui veulent aprendre le François, ou l'Anglois. La Haye, chez Isaac Vaillant. 1719. [Amusements serious and comical; or a new Collection of Bon-mots, Keen-Jests, Ingenious Thoughts, Pleasant Tales, and C. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, libri antichi, livres anciens, livres illustrées and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |