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Claude Joseph DORAT

Lettre de Zeïla, jeune sauvage, esclave à Constantinople, à Valcour, officier françois ; précédé d’une lettre à Madame de C** [Ensemble] Réponse de Valcour à Zeïla, précédée d’une lettre de l’auteur à une femme qu’il ne connoit pas. [Ensemble] Lettres en vers, ou Epitres héroïques et amoureuses. [Ensemble] Lettre de Barnevelt dans sa prison, à Truman son ami, précédée d’une lettre de l’auteur. [Ensemble] Lettre du comte de Cominges à sa mère, suivie d’une lettre de Philomele à Progné

Chez Bauche, à Genève & à Paris 1765, In 8 (13,5x21cm), 39 (1bl.) ; 42 ; 51 (1bc.) ; 51 (1bc.) ; 54 (2bc.), relié.

Artificial collection consists of 5 books Dorat containing several works, all illustrated by 21 fine and beautiful figures of Longueuil and Aliamet after Eisen. Beautiful printing on thick paper. We know that Dorat ruined himself for his editions luxueuses.Détail: Letter Zeila ... Geneva and Paris, Bauche, 1766 Statement of the 3rd edition. A figure, a header and a dead lamp Eisen.Réponse Valcour to Zeila ... Paris, Sébastien Jorry, 1766 First Edition. A figure, a header and a dead lamp Eisen.Lettres verse ... Paris, Sébastien Jorry, 1766 First Edition. A fontispice (connected by mistake after the title page of Letter Barnevelt) Two header, 3 asses lampe.Lettre of Barnevelt ... Paris, Bauche, 1766 Statement of the 4th edition. The First edition date of 1763 A figure, a header and a dead lamp, all by the Earl of Eisen.Lettre Cominges ... Paris, Sébastien Jorry, 1765 New edition. The original having appeared in 1764, the same publisher. 2 figures, two headers, two asses lampe.Plein Calf scales of time. Smooth spine decorated. Part of title in red morocco. Trimple fillet border on covers. Inner wheel. Gilt edges. Top cap slightly threadbare; a little lack in tail. 2 corners bumped. Higher bit fragile and partly split in mind. Lower jaw split in mind. Binding of good quality, very decorative, but with today defects, still quite légers.Ex libris manuscript: "Library Dufay / M. Thésigny." --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

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