SCARRON, Paul. *The Ridiculous Heir, or The Self-Interested Lady*.

SCARRON, Paul. *The Ridiculous Heir, or The Self-Interested Lady*. Paris, Guillaume de Luynes, 1655. Small 12mo (13 x 7.5 cm), glossy half-calf, smooth spine decorated with fleurons. Modern binding by Bellevallée. Endpapers replaced. 79 pp. A rare edition published five years after the original (1650 by Toussainct Quinet) of the third comedy by Scarron (1610–1660). A play inspired by a Spanish work (El Mayorazgo by Alonso de Castillo Solórzano). The young Dom Diègue is in love with Hél

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