Pierre-Simon BALLANCHE
Antigone
De l'imprimerie de Didot l'aîné|Paris 1819|14.50 x 23 cm|relié
First illustrated edition and marked as second edition, after the original, published in 1815 by the same publisher. 6 figures by Bouillon in the antique style engraved by Baquoy. Fine printing on laid paper and elegant typographic execution by Didot.
Contemporary full green straight-grained morocco binding. Smooth spine with 4 flat raised bands, decorated with 3 Restoration stamps, multiple decorative rolls, fillets, etc. Gilt title and date. Covers stamped in blind with a central Restoration roundel; 4 large corner stamps connected by 3 fillets forming a frame. Fine copy, very fresh, some worming on tissue guards and in margins of engravings. Very fine unsigned master binding.
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Contemporary full green straight-grained morocco binding. Smooth spine with 4 flat raised bands, decorated with 3 Restoration stamps, multiple decorative rolls, fillets, etc. Gilt title and date. Covers stamped in blind with a central Restoration roundel; 4 large corner stamps connected by 3 fillets forming a frame. Fine copy, very fresh, some worming on tissue guards and in margins of engravings. Very fine unsigned master binding.
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€500