[Billardon de Sauvigny, Louis-Edme]

[Billardon de Sauvigny, Louis-Edme]. HISTOIRE AMOUREUSE, de Pierre Le Long, et de Sa Tres Honnaree Dame Blanche Bazu, Ecritte par Iceluy. La Musique par Mr. Philidor. Londres (i.e. Paris): No pub 1765. 12mo. (2),142pp. Copper engraved title, frontispiece and 3 large copper engraved head-pieces. At back (pp. 121-138) are 18 pages of copper engraved music with lyrics. Finely bound in 19th century black morocco & marbled boards. Some light text soiling, but quite nice. The first edition of a libertine novel, with the music attributed to the great chess master, F. A. D. Philidor. Gay-Lemmonyer II. 468.