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In Cologne, Chez les Heritiers de Herman Demen, 1726. In 8°. Engraved frontispiece representing a hermaphrodite, title printed in red and black ink, woodcut friezes and initials, small lack on the outer edge of the frontispiece, slight foxing, coeval leather binding, gold title within a gusset on the spine, some small lacks, slight defects.
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Considered one of the first dystopian tales in which a French citizen disillusioned by the problems of his nation embarks on a journey to an island populated by individuals with an effeminate appearance, wearing make-up and devoted to celebrations and pleasures, a sharp satire of the tumultuous events at the court of Henry III. The latter is symbolized by King Hermaphrodite, a ruler who oscillates between the masculine and the feminine.
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