Title in red and black.

Initials; head- and tailpieces.

There were several issues with reset title pages. In this edition the title is not printed within a decorative surround, there is no punctuation after "Nourse" and the word "An" in the imprint has an upper case initial.

Imprint is false. Probably published in Bruxelles. Not the 1st edition, as described by Gillet, but has the same imprint (fictitious) and number of pages. The 1st edition, printed at The Hague, was published in 1762 (not 1753, as sometimes stated, as in Quérard, page 186) Cf. M Gillet, Notice historique et bibliographique sur Chevrier (Académie de Stanislas. Mémoires, 1863, p. [135]-313) ; also Ad. van Bever's ed. of Le colporteur, Paris, 1914.

Errata: p. 221-224.

Rare Book copy: Bound with: Almanach des gens d'esprit : par un homme qui n'est pas sot, calendrier pour l'année 1763 & le reste de la vie / Publié par l'auteur du Colporteur -- Toujours a Londres [i.e. Paris?] : Chez l'eternel M. Jean Nourse, 1763; and Paris, histoire véridique, anecdotique, morale et critique : avec la clef / par M. Chevrier -- A la Haye : [publisher not identified], M. DCC. LXVII. [1767].

Rare Book copy: Contemporary mottled calf binding, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, red edges, green silk marker.

Rare Book copy: Booklabel of Bernard Francezon and early manuscript note about the works on front free endpaper.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), N50489

Martin, A. Bibliographie du genre romanesque français, 1751-1800, 62.11

Cioranescu, A. Bibliographie de la littérature française du dix-huitième siècle, 19477