1718 Edition on Eunuchism, Attributed to French Philosopher Charles Ancillon.
Attributed to ANCILLON, Charles (1659-1715) 'Eunuchism display'd. Describing the different sorts of Eunuchs; the esteem they have met with in the world, and how they come to be made so. Written by a person of honour'
Pub. LONDON: Printed for E. Curll at the Dial and Bible over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street, 1718 (6 Feb).
Collation: 12° A-L12 *4 ($1-5 signed) 136 leaves; pp. [4] v-xxiv [1] 2-240 1-8. Collation brief: Title, pp v-xxiv, 240pp, 8pp (books printed by E Curll).
Straus says that if the book was originally written in French then the translator was Robert SAMBER, otherwise he was the author. It was one of the books savagely attacked by Daniel Defoe in the Weekly Journal to which Curll replied by printing Curlicism Display'd on 31 May 1718
It is probably that the work, if not actually translated from, is based on Ancillon's Trait‚ des eunuques, dans lequet an explique les differeutes sortes d'eunuques quuet rang it saut tenu, and quet cas on en a fait. n.p. 1707.
Impressed brown leather cover with golf leaf title on spine, some cracking on top of spine, chipping and marks, some bleeding of the leather colour to endpapers and pages, minor foxing and tanning, minor speckling p. 2 & 3, penned notes opposite title page. Owners; Lewis, Athol H Ford, Edward Owner details from the library of Athol H. Lewis signed 1935 and Edward Ford M.D. to KFR 1965. Bookplates: Athol H. Lewis dated 1935; Edward Ford M.D; K.F. Russell (156x95mm)



PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $500-600