[French literature] (Marivaux). Le paysan parvenu,

ou les memoires de M***. Amst., Aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1735. 5 parts in 1 vol., 253 (1 & 2);140;123;119 pp., ribbed and gilt spine with mor. letterpiece.

With contemporary readers' annotations in ink in the margins of (mostly) the first and last part. Marivaux' novel is about a young man who seduces older women to get along in society. First published 1734-1735. Rare early Amsterdam edition, apparently no copies in NCC. In the same year, the "Compagnie" published a Dutch edition (De gelukkige boer. Eene zeldzaame en waarachtige geschiedenis).