Honoré Gabriel Riquetti Comte de MIRABEAU & TIBULLE

Elégies de Tibulle. Suivies des Baisers de Jean Second et de Contes et nouvelles par Mirabeau

S.n., Paris An IV - 1798, In-8 (12,5x20cm), (4) XIX ; 375 pp. et (4) ; 393pp. (2) et (4) 388 pp., 3 volumes reliés.

Second edition of this edition adorned with two portraits (Mirabeau in the first volume and Sophie in the second volume) and 12 full-page figures engraved by Dupréel and Eluin after Borel. The first edition appeared in Year III.
Bindings in full marble calf of time. Smooth back with 2 lyre [...]

350 €

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Claude-Prosper Jolyot de CREBILLON (dit CREBILLON FILS)

Ah quel conte! Conte politique et astronomique

Chez Les frères Vasse, à Bruxelles 1755, In-12 (10x16cm), (4) 75pp. ; 76pp. ; 67pp. ; 68pp. ; (4) 70pp. ; 60pp. ; 82pp. ; (4) 104pp., relié.

New edition
Binding in full brown contemporary brown. Back with nerves adorned with nets. Title piece in red morocco. Lack of tail. Title piece rubbed and scratched, erasing the letters ONT of Conte. Fresh paper.

600 €

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Nicolas BOILEAU DESPREAUX

Oeuvres complètes

De l'imprimerie de Mame frères, Paris 1810, In-8 (12,5x20cm), CXXXVI 368pp. et (4) 492pp. et (4) 379pp., relié.

Second edition of this edition.
Bindings in full rooted rowan of time. Smooth backs decorated with an iron in the sun, 2 caissons to the grotesque and a fleuron. Double frieze framing on the boards. Title and tomato pieces in red morocco. Head cap of Volume 2 partially cropped, but slightly. [...]

200 €

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Publius Papinius STATIUS

Opera ad optimas editiones collata. Edition accurata

Ex Typographia Societatis, Biponti (Aux deux ponts) 1785, In-8 (13,5x22,5cm), XXIV, 527pp., relié.

New edition To the two bridges of the works of Stace.
Binding in a Bradel cardboard slightly later, navy blue. Smooth back with threads. Title piece in red morocco. Rubbings in cuffs, borders and corners. Good copy.

120 €

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First edition

LONGUS

Les amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé

Chez Jean Néaulme, à La Haye 1764, In-12 (10,5x17cm), (10) 159pp. (1) xx, relié.

New edition, reprint of the edition called "Regent" originally published in 1734, and illustrated
Pastic binder from the beginning of the 20th century. Smooth back decorated with 2 boxed cold irons and 2 caisson to the grotesque. Title piece in red morocco. Number on the boards. Beautiful copy.

200 €

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First edition

Charles PERRAULT & Gabriele FAERNO

Cent fables en latin et en françois, choisies des anciens auteurs, mises en vers latin par Gabriel ...

Chez C. Marsh et T. Payne, à Londres 1744, In-4 (20,5x26cm), (24) 45pp. (1bc.) 238pp. (2), relié.

illustrated Edition. Worms Faerno appeared for the first time in 1564, and the version of Perrault in 1699.

3 800 €

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Albert Henri de SALLENGRES

Memoires de litterature

Chez Henri Du Sauzet, à La Haye 1715, In-12 (10x16cm), (14) 207pp. (1) ; (4) 211-464p. (10) et (4) 240pp. ; (4) 299pp. (5), 2 volumes reliés.

First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece of Bleyswyk, two vignettes title and 4 beautiful portraits of the same. Title pages in red and black.
Binders full brown sheepskin contemporary. Back to boxed nerves. parts of title and volume number in red morocco. Mors top of Volume I open mind. [...]

280 €

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First edition

ERASME & Nicolas GUEUDEVILLE

Les Colloques d'Erasme

Chez Pierre Vander & Boudoin Janisson Vander, à Leyde 1720, in-12 (9,5x17cm), (62) 272pp. et (4) 192pp. et (4) 358pp.

First edition of the translation of Nicolas Gueudeville, particularly sought for its illustration in the First printing of the 55 figures in mid-page. Frontispiece of Shinvoe and a large thumbnail of arms of Frederick of Gloucester, Prince of Hanover.
Binders full of speckled brown calf era. [...]

1 000 €

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