Satire: France

Anon., The Perseis; or, Secret Memoirs for a History of Persia. Translated from the French., first published in London in 1745 with a second edition in the same year, variously attributed to Antoine Picquet and a Madame de Vieux-Maisons, annotated throughout in a contemporary hand, identifying the characters’ real-world counterparts, 2pp. adverts at rear, [ESTC T131211], contemporary mottled calf, gilt morocco title label to spine, 12mo, Dublin, George Faulkner, 1765 § The Livre Rouge, or The Red Book: being a list of secret pensions, paid out of the public treasure of France…, first Dublin edition, printed in red, minor loss to title, short tears to A5 & A6, some spotting and soiling, original publisher’s wrappers, lacking spine and front panel, 8vo, Dublin, P. Byrne, 1790 (2)