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La Lusiade ; poëme héroïque, en dix chants, nouvellement traduit du portugais, avec des notes & la vie de l'auteur. Enrichi de figures à chaque chant[The Lusiad; or The Discovery of India]
De l'Imprimerie de Ph.- D. Pierres|Paris • Nyons 1776|14 x 22 cm| 2 volumes reliés
First edition of the French translation by Nicolas-Gabriel Vaquette d'Hermilly (1705 or 1710–1778), later revised by La Harpe (Quérard II, 30; Cioranescu, XVIII, 33 926).
Despite its very late date, this was only the second attempt at a French translation of Os Lusiadas (1572), following that of 1735 by Duperron de Castéra, which had failed to convince contemporary readers.
This edition includes 10 copper-engraved plates out of text, and is further enriched with notes and a biography of the author.
Bound in early 19th-century green bottle Russian morocco over pink paper boards, corners reinforced, flat spines with gilt double fillets and black ruling; some surfa
€1,250