HAMILTON (Count Antoine). Two works. - Lot 126

HAMILTON (Count Antoine). Two works. 1/ Les quatre Facardins, a tale. Paris, Jean Fr. Josse, 1730. 12mo, contemporary fawn calf, ribbed spine, upper cap torn off, corners worn, small wormhole on the spine, red edges. [2 ff.], 328 pp. First edition. A Scottish gentleman born in Ireland, Hamilton (1646–1720) devoted himself to the fortunes—often ill-fated—of the Stuarts and went into exile twice in France, where he died. He belongs to “that category of foreigners of great culture or finely versed in our literature, who, having written in French, have the right to be considered excellent French writers” (Dict. des lettres françaises). His tales, which were not intended for publication, circulated in manuscript form at court and among literary circles. *Les quatre Facardins*, one of his most famous works, follows in the vein of *The Thousand and One Nights*, which had just been discovered, while subtly mocking the pseudo-Oriental fantasy that was all the rage. 2/Mixed Works in Prose and Verse. Paris: Je. Fr. Josse, 1731. 2 volumes in 1 in-12 volume, contemporary brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, chiseled edges, red edges, lower corner worn, marginal restoration on one leaf. [1 f.], iv, 103, 156 pp.; [1 f.], 94, 131 pp., [2 ff.]. The work consists of: Poems—Letters and Epistles—Songs—Zeneyde (tale). A fine copy.