[CURIOSA]. A collection of three titles: *The Gallant Advent - Lot 120

[CURIOSA]. A collection of three titles: *The Gallant Adventures of Jérôme, Capuchin Friar*—*Mylord Arsouille, or the Frolics of a Gentleman*—*Lives of Gallant Ladies*. A delightful collection of three “gallant” titles: - NOUGARET, P.J.B. The Gallant Adventures of Jérôme, Capuchin Friar. Paris, Gustave Dubois, 1914. In-16, full brown calfskin, ribbed spine, panels adorned with gilt fleurons, double gilt fillet framing the covers with gilt flowers at the corners, dotted gilt fillet on the edges. Binding in the style of the Canape workshops. 79-(2) pp. and publisher’s catalog (22 p.), 4 separate illustrations. Engravings. Minor scuffs from handling. Facsimile, printed in a limited edition, of the 1797 edition published by Zonen in Haarlem. This copy contains 4 erotic illustrations. - Mylord l'Arsouille, or the Revelries of a Gentleman. In Bordel-opolis [Brussels], published by Pinard [Vital Puissant], 1789 [1866]. In-12, sky-blue half-percale Bradel binding with corner pieces, burgundy leather title label. 109 pages and blank folios (for engravings). Anonymous curiosity; copy lacking the 8 engraved plates listed. - BRANTOME. Lives of Gallant Ladies. New edition, revised and corrected based on the 1740 edition, with historical and critical notes. Paris, Garnier Frères, 1841. In-12, honey-colored half-basane, richly decorated ribbed spine, red leather label for the author and pine-green leather label for the title, gilt head. 346 pages. Small brown spots on the binding, foxing. Overall in good condition.