Irailh - Querelles littéraires - 1761

[IRAILH Simon-Augustin], Literary Quarrels, or Memoirs to Serve as the History of the Revolutions of the Republic of Letters, from Homer to our days. Paris, Durand, 1761. 4 vols. in-12, speckled calf, smooth spine adorned with thistles and grapevines, title page and volume numbering, red edges, rubbed with usage with a note of minor defects at the corners, some foxing and various old damp stains.

Original edition. A reputed History of literary quarrels containing numerous apocryphal anecdotes and juicy details.