[CURIOSA]. MOURIAU DE MEULENACKER (Pierre). Essai de bibliog - Lot 23

[CURIOSA]. MOURIAU DE MEULENACKER (Pierre). Essai de bibliographie des différentes éditions d'Acajou et Zirphile de Charles Pinot Duclos. Extraordinary collection of works on Acajou et Zirphile, a licentious tale by Duclos, owned and used by Pierre Mouriau for his reference bibliography on the subject. sl., offprint from the review "Le livre & l'estampe, LIX, 2013, n°180. In-4, half green box, marbled paper-covered boards, covers preserved. 173pp, numerous black & white photographic reproductions. Pierre Mouriau de Meulenacker (1932-2025), was one of the eminent figures of Belgian bibliophilia in the last century, specializing in 18th-century French literature. A member of the "Société royale des bibliophiles et des iconophiles de Belgique", he was also the founder of the "Groupe d'études lignistes" and a specialist in 18th-century publishing. He himself published numerous studies on typographical ornamentation, and donated several of his collections to public institutions: Fonds relatif au Prince de Ligne bequeathed to the Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin, Fonds relatif à Madame de Graffigny bequeathed to the Chateau de Lunéville. This is his "Acajou et Zirphile" collection. Note on "Acajou et Zirphile": In 1740, Count Carl Gustaf de Tessin, Swedish ambassador to France, wrote a rather insipid fairy tale for which he commissioned illustrations from François Boucher. Charles Pinot Duclos competed with Caylus, Voisenon and Surgères to write a short story inspired by these ten drawings. His tale "Acajou et Zirphile" was judged the best and published with the engravings in 1744, inspiring Charles-Simon Favart to write a highly successful comic opera that same year. Numerous anonymous editions of this tale were published in Paris, London and Geneva; Pierre Mouriau attempted to collect as many as possible, and produced the above-mentioned bibliography. Attached to the author's personal copy of this bibliography are 17 works used in its preparation: - Acajou et Zirphile, conte. By Ch. Duclos. [followed by] Les amies rivales. By F.A. de Moncrif. À Paris, chez Maison, an V [1796]. In-12, [2ff.] 172pp. [1f.] ; frontispiece engraving ; full calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt small irons, title page in red mar., red edges, covers framed with gilt punches ; freckles, spotting (early 19th century binding). - Acajou et Zirphile, conte. À Minutie, sn., 1744. In-12, [1f.] 108pp. [1f.]; full basane, red marble title-piece, 5-rib spine, decorated with roulette fleurons, red edges, epidermis and accident at foot head (period binding). - Acajou et Zirphile. slnd. [title page missing], 72pp. [followed by] Réponse du public à l'auteur d'Acajou. A Minutie, sn., 1744. In-12, 24pp. half eggplant glazed calf, spine with 4 nerves, foxing, restorations (19th century binding). - Acajou et Zirphile, conte. New edition, with the public response to the author of Acajou. In Minutie, 1744. In-12, 115pp. [1f.]; paperback, mute cover with multicolored glue (later). - Mahogany and Zirphile. By M. Duclos. Paris, sn., 1780. In-12, x - 69pp. [2ff.]; full calf, green mar. title-piece, smooth spine, gilt edges, covers framed with roulette, spotting (contemporary binding). - Acajou et Zirphile, conte. À Minutie, sn., 1744. In-8, [6ff.] 161pp. 10 engravings out of text [followed by] Acajou, opéra comique. By M. Favart. Paris, chez Prault, 1744. In-8, 32pp; full green morocco, spine faded, spidered corners, gilt edges (late 19th century binding). - Acajou et Zirphile, conte. In Minutie, 1744. Large in-12, [5ff.] 108pp. [1f.]; hardback, half basane, buff with corners, 4-nerved mute spine, ms. title label on first board (early 19th century binding). - Angola, histoire indienne, followed by Acajou et Zirphile, conte. London, sn., 1781. 2 vol. in-12, [1f.] xxiv - 183pp. ; [3ff.] 219pp. [1f.] ; full calf, smooth spines decorated with gilt small irons, brown mar. title-pieces, boards framed with gilt fillets, gilt edges, rubbing, damaged corners, missing lower cuff of T.2 (period bindings). - Acajou, opéra-comique en trois actes ; en vaudevilles ; par M. Favart, augmenté de la Musique. slnd. [c. 1744]. Large in-8, 104pp, numerous in-text engraved music plates; grey paper-covered boards, blue speckled edges, some spotting (late 19th century binding). - Novella d'Accagio e di Zirfille, tradotta dal francese. In Minuzia, sn., 1744. Large in-12, x - 105pp. half eggplant basane, spine faded, spotting, foxing (19th century binding). - Acajou et Zirphile, conte. À Minutie, sn., 1776. In-8, 60pp [followed by] Réponse du public à l'auteur d'Acajou. À Minutie, sn., 177