Lot 54
[Swift (Jonathan)] A New Journey to Paris: Together with some Secret Transactions between the Fr---h K---g, and an Eng--- Gentleman, first edition, for John Morphew, 1711.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
[Swift (Jonathan)] A New Journey to Paris: Together with some Secret Transactions between the Fr---h K---g, and an Eng--- Gentleman. By the Sieur du Baudrier, first edition, disbound, housed in a modern grey paper folder with title label, [Rothschild 2021; Teerink 536], 8vo, for John Morphew, 1711.
⁂ Swift’s fictitious account of Matthew Prior’s diplomatic mission to Paris. He uses two personas: Sieur du Baudrier, the French valet who reports on what he sees or hears in a letter to another Frenchman, and the letter’s francophobic translator.
Description
[Swift (Jonathan)] A New Journey to Paris: Together with some Secret Transactions between the Fr---h K---g, and an Eng--- Gentleman. By the Sieur du Baudrier, first edition, disbound, housed in a modern grey paper folder with title label, [Rothschild 2021; Teerink 536], 8vo, for John Morphew, 1711.
⁂ Swift’s fictitious account of Matthew Prior’s diplomatic mission to Paris. He uses two personas: Sieur du Baudrier, the French valet who reports on what he sees or hears in a letter to another Frenchman, and the letter’s francophobic translator.
