Paris: Chez Santain c1800. Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 3.5". None. A charming book of fables by Francois Fenelon. With an engraved title page frontispiece and three further plates. Francois Fenelon 6 August 1651 7 January 1715 was a French Roman Catholic archbishop theologian poet and writer. He today is remembered mostly as the author of The adventures of Telemachus a thinly veiled attack on the French monarchy first published in 1699. As tutor Fenelon was charged with guiding the character formation of a future King of France. He wrote several important works specifically to guide his young charge. These include his Fables and his Dialogues des Morts. In a half calf binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally sound with slight rubbing and wear to extremities. Internally firmly bound bright with scattered spots. Very Good Chez Santain hardcover
Cheltenham UK: H. Ruff 1805. 240pp frontis. Contemporary marbled boards with leather spine and corners half-leather. Spine worn hinges tender with bottom panel of spine torn but attached corners rubbed. Quite heavily foxed on frontis with lesser foxing throughout. Translated from the French and adapted for English readers this is the first edition with Dibdin's chapter on religious education. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. H. Ruff Hardcover
Paris: Imprimerie de P.-A. Bourdier et Cie. 1860. 1st Edition . Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Full modern leather binding. An ex-library stamp on the colophon. Small 4to. 27 x 18 cm. In Armenian. 512 8 p. engraved plates. Richly illustrated. Stains on pages and edges. Otherwise a good copy. Extremely rare first Armenian edition of Fenelon's "Telemaque". According to Abdolonyme Ubicini's account in his La Turquie actuelle Paris 1855 Les Aventures de Télémaque was the most popular classic among Levantines in Istanbul in the first half of the 19th century and it was translated into many languages besides Turkish and Arabic in the Ottoman Empire. The first printed version of a Greek translation dates from the 18th century while an Armenian version by Ambroise Calfa was published in Paris in 1860. The Ottoman Reception of Fénelon's Télémaque.; Meral Arzu. The translator Ambroise Calfa Nar Bey Guy de Lusignan 1831-1906 was a Franco-Armenian historian and linguist from the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Ambroise Calfa is one of the three sons of Kévork Georges -Youssouf Calfa an Armenian trader living in Constantinople and Sophie Cantar or Kantaroglou daughter of an Armenian merchant or banker from the Ottoman capital. Member of several learned societies including the Asian Society Ambroise Calfa published several historical or linguistic works including an Armenian Calligraphy Paris 1853 a work awarded at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 and above all an Armenian-French Dictionary Paris Hachette 1861 dedicated to Emperor Alexander II. Wikipedia. Les Aventures de Télémaque fils d'Ulysse The adventures of Telemachus son of Ulisses with the original title is a didactic French novel by Fénelon Archbishop of Cambrai who in 1689 became tutor to the seven-year-old Duc de Bourgogne grandson of Louis XIV and second in line to the throne. It was published anonymously in 1699 and reissued in 1717 by his family. The slender plot fills out a gap in Homer's Odyssey recounting the educational travels of Telemachus son of Ulysses accompanied by his tutor Mentor who is revealed at the end of the story to be Minerva goddess of wisdom in disguise. OCLC 953068302 One institutional copy in BnF. Utopias from the Middle East 3. <br/> <br/> Imprimerie de P.-A. Bourdier et Cie. hardcover
Istanbul: Matbaa-i Âmire. AH 1296 1880. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original cloth bdg. Foolscap 8vo. 18 x 12 cm. In Ottoman script Old Turkish with Arabic letters. 16 318 p. Lithographed Edition. Early edition of this first translation of Fenelon's "Telemaque"; made by Yusuf Kamil Pasha 1808-1876 under the influence of the leading French writers and thinkers like La Fontaine Racine Voltaire Montesquieu Rousseau; which introduced early Ottoman / Turkish literature to the utopian city called "Salante" for the first time. Özege 20335.; This edition cannot be found in OCLC. Utopias from the Middle East 2. <br/> <br/> Matbaa-i Âmire., [AH 1296] hardcover
Istanbul: Matbaa-i Âmire. AH 1287 1871. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original 1/3 leather bdg. in a traditional Ottoman style. Foolscap 8vo. 18 x 12 cm. In Ottoman script Old Turkish with Arabic letters. 276 p. Third Edition. Very early edition of this first translation of Fenelon's "Telemaque"; made by Yusuf Kamil Pasha 1808-1876 under the influence of the leading French writers and thinkers like La Fontaine Racine Voltaire Montesquieu Rousseau; which introduced early Ottoman / Turkish literature to the utopian city called "Salante" for the first time. Özege 20335.; TBTK 10653.; This third edition cannot be found in OCLC. Utopias from the Middle East 15. <br/> <br/> Matbaa-i Âmire., [AH 1287] hardcover
Paris: Chez Denaix 1836. Paperback. Good. 5.5" by 3.5". None. A collection of writings by Francois Fenelon here complied by Abbot Felix Dupanloup written in the original French held in the publisher's original decorative binding. Complete in six volumes. In the original French. These volumes contain all the works written by Francois Fenelon relating to Christianity. Fenelon was a Roman Catholic archbishop and writer who became a royal tutor in 1689 to Louis XIV eldest son. His first work 'Traite de l'education des filles' was written whilst he was working as the director of a Parisian community for young Huguenot girls who were joining the Church of Rome. The work brought him global attention. In 1685 he was chosen to join a group of orators to go to the regions of France with the highest number of Huguenots to try and persuade them about the errors of Protestantism. Later in his life Fenelon became the Archbishop of Cambrai during which time he wrote a series of anti-Jansenist works. He was also acting as the spiritual director for Madame de Maintenon despite being confined to his archdiocese. Some of Fenelon religious writings include 'Refutation du systeme de Malebranche sur la nature et sur la grace' 'Treatise on the Existence of God' and 'The Royal Way of the Cross'. The works were collected and put in order by Abbot Felix Dupanloup. Dupanloup was an ecclesiastic who was one of the French Liberal Catholicism. He was a prominent and eloquent figure in France during his life with crowds of people attending his addresses making a great impression on them. In the original publisher's decorative paper wraps. Externally generally smart. A little discolouration and marking to the boards and spines heavier to Volumes I and V.Some loss to the head and tail of the spines heavier to the tail of the spine of Volume IV. Small amount of lifting to the head of Volume IV. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the front wraps of Volumes V and VI. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedowns. Internally firmly bound though Volume VI is generally firmly bound and Volume V is strained in places. Pages are bright with scattered spotting. Tidemarking to the first and last few pages of Volumes I and V heavier throughout Volume V. Good Chez Denaix paperback
Chez Le Prieur 1795. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Printed during the 4th year of the French Revolution. Four volumes bound in leather. 16mo. Illustrated. Covers worn with a few bare corners. Some of the hinges are cracked. Chez Le Prieur hardcover
Paris : De L'Imprimerie de P. Didot L'Aine 1814. Leather. Good. 8" by 5". None. A two volume set of Les Adventures de Telemaque fils D'Ulysse in French. Complete in two volumes. In the original French. Les Adventures de Telemaque fils D'Ulysse or The Adventures of Telemachus son of Ulysses is a didactic novel by Francois Fenelon. The story fills out the gaps in Homer's Odyssey recounting the educational travels of Telemachus and his tutor Mentor. Previous owner bookplate to both pastedowns for Mr R. C. Rowley. In full calf bindings. Externally generally smart with splitting to the joints and rubbing to the spines and boards. Both two front free endpapers are detached to both volumes. Previous owner bookplate to both pastedowns with some rubbing to the papers for Mr R. C. Rowley. Front hinges are starting and remain generally firm. Otherwise firmly bound with bright pages with scattered spots. Good De L'Imprimerie de P. Didot L'Aine hardcover
Londres London: J. Gray 1742 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated . A wonderful copy of this scarce illustrated edition of Francois Fenelon's 'Adventures of Telamachus'. In the original French.Illustrated with a frontispiece folding map and eleven plates. Collated complete.First published in 1699 Fenelon's work recounts the travels of Telemachus the son of Ulysses as he is accompanied by his mentor who is revealed to be Minerva goddess of wisdom.The folding map depicts the route taken by Telemachus.ESTC Citation No. T223001 Revised by Pierre Desmaizeaux.Two volumes in one with separate pagination but only a general title page to the start of the work.With the stamp of the Ipsley Bindery to the rear pastedown.An exceptionally lovely copy of this richly illustrated edition of Fenelon's work. Rebound in half calf with cloth covered boards and endpapers renewed. Externally excellent. Binder's stamp to rear pastedown. Ink marks to fore edge of text block. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean and bright. The odd contemporary ink blot throughout. Very Good Indeed J. Gray hardcover
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