Selenarchia Or The Government Of The World In The Moon A Comical History Written By That Famous Wit

by Savinien Cyrano De Bergerac

$10,000 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

London: Printed for J. Cottrel, and are to be sold by Hum. Robinson at the three Pigeons in Pauls Churchyard, 1659. Small octavo, pp. 1-200 not paginated ; collates A-I8, K-M8, N4, engraved frontispiece, three quarter calf and marbled boards, spine panel lettered and ruled in gold. First edition in English. The first edition in English of Cyrano's HISTOIRE COMIQUE DES ETATS ET EMPIRES DE LA LUNE 1657 . The moon voyage was

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