Crebillon, (C.P. Jolyot) de. L'ecumoire, histoire Japonoise

"A Londres" (Paris), "Aux dépens de la Compagnie", 1735, 2 parts in 1 vol., (2),XVIII,(4),(2 blank),208; (6),328 p., w. 2 ident. engr. frontisp., contemp. sheepskin, gilt and ribbed spine w. (sl. dam.) mor. letterpiece, 12mo. First frontisp. vaguely waterst., first free endpaper almost loose. Binding chafed. This licentious tale about Tanzaï and Néaderné, first published in "Pékin" (Paris) in 1734, is considered by some to be a satire against cardinal De Rohan, duchess Du Maine and the bull Unigenitus Dei Filius of 1713 (with far-reaching consequenses, especially directed against Jansenism). Because of this work, the author was imprisoned in Vincennes. Translated into English, the word "ecumoire" means skimmer. -and 1 other (Paris, 1739).

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