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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 574344, member: 5833"]This has to be something like a 19th century reprint with the language updated. The French is quite modern. I would have more difficulty reading it if it were in the French of 1669. It does use those Ss that look like Fs. Could be later 18th century, I suppose. Maybe folks who know niceties of bookbinding & printing will see evidence that places it earlier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Bit of a rethink. Just saw j'ay for modern j'ai, the kind of language clue I was looking for. Still think it is not a first edition, but maybe older than I thought at first.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 574344, member: 5833"]This has to be something like a 19th century reprint with the language updated. The French is quite modern. I would have more difficulty reading it if it were in the French of 1669. It does use those Ss that look like Fs. Could be later 18th century, I suppose. Maybe folks who know niceties of bookbinding & printing will see evidence that places it earlier. Edit: Bit of a rethink. Just saw j'ay for modern j'ai, the kind of language clue I was looking for. Still think it is not a first edition, but maybe older than I thought at first.[/QUOTE]
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