First edition

Claude Joseph DORAT

La muse libertine ou oeuvres posthumes

S.n., s.l. 1783, 11,5x19cm, relié.

First Edition. Bound in full calf blond, flat spine decorated with jewels and gold boxes, part of title in red morocco, cold frame on the splats, caps slightly rubbed, binding of époque.Bel copy free of freckles. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize [...]

300 €

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Charles DU FRESNY SIEUR DE LA RIVIERE

Amusemens serieux et comiques

Chez Estienne Rogier, à Amsterdam 1705, in-12 (8x15cm), 213 (15), relié.

Second edition, rare, after the original published in 1698 in Barbin. Full Sheepskin brown vintage. Back tooled raised. Head cover frayed. Friction. Foxing. The book belongs to aucunu type defined; in a very free way, a tale that combines Siamese anecdotes maxims on various topics: the palace, the [...]

550 €

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Johann BUCHLER

Thesaurus phrasium poeticarum. Adiecta est institutio poëtica ex R. P. Iacobi Pontani

Apud Ioannem Iansonium, Amstelodami (Amsterdam) 1636, In 16 (7x12cm), 636pp. (5), relié.

New edition, illustrated with a vintage frontispice.Plein Velin flap. Smooth back. Title to plume.Composé of three distinct parts, the Theasurus himself (itself divided into sub parts), the Solius Virgil (Virgiliana synonima) and Institutio poetica of Iacobi Pontani is a treatise on poetry. The [...]

400 €

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Alexander POPE

Oeuvres diverses, traduites de l'anglois. Nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée d'un grand nombre ...

Chez Arkstée & Merkus, à Amsterdam & Leipzig 1767, in-12 (9,5x16,5cm), LX,LX, 343 ; IV, 358 ; II, 352 ; II, 418 ; IV,

New edition, illustrated with a frontispiece by Delamonce, a portrait engraved by Kornlein and 23 figures by Frankendaal. This edition contains two volumes of more than 1754. Full Sheepskin brown mottled. Back tooled raised. Part of title and volume number in red morocco. Caps head partly [...]

550 €

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Antoine Houdar de LA MOTTE

Odes. Avec un discours su la poesie en général, & sur l'ode en particulier

Chez Grégoire Dupuis, à Paris 1711, in-8 (11x17cm), 293pp.(5) et 305pp. (11), 2 volumes reliés.

Third edition increased. The first edition of 1707 and the second in 1709 by the same publisher had only one volume. Full Sheepskin brown ice time. Back to nerves decorated with rich cabinets. Part of title in red morocco. Hat Volume I threadbare. Little lacking in supéreure cap of Volume II. Good [...]

250 €

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Prosper Jolyot de CREBILLON (dit CREBILLON Père)

Oeuvres

Didot jeune, Paris 1797, 13x21cm, 2 volumes reliés.

Illustrated edition of 10 figures drawn and engraved by Peyron. Binders full sheepskin blond speckled, smooth back adorned with gold and ornate boxes, a tiny wormhole leading back of the second volume, replacement titles and volume numbers of Russian red morocco with a trace of friction wheels on [...]

200 €

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First edition

Pierre BOUDIER DE VILLEMERT & VOLTAIRE

L'ami des muses

Chez Louis Chambeau, Avignon 1758, in-8 (11,5x18cm), (14) 352pp. (2), relié.

First Edition. Full of marbled sheepskin time. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. Jaws open tail on the top plate. 3 corners bumped. Friction. Poetic anthology brings together a variety of pieces (letters, madrigals, fables, satires ...) not only the author but also Voltaire, [...]

200 €

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First edition

ANONYME

Le fourbe puni, ou le duel des rivales. [Ensemble] Lettres infernales et Les tisons

S.n. ; Aux enfers, s.l. 1740, in-12 (9,5x16,7cm), (2) 181pp. ; (4) 123pp., relié.

First edition, rare. The second book is also the first edition, adorned with a frontispiece representing the devil handing a letter to a gentleman. Full Calf blond contemporary. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. A tear p. 127. Caps slightly threadbare. Excellent small anonymous [...]

500 €

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