Jean-François DUCIS

First edition.
Half red Russia leather bindings, smooth spines richly decorated with gilt compartments, lattice work and poetic motifs (roses, cupids or lyres), some traces of rubbing to boards, charming Empire bindings.
Work illustrated with 6 engravings (including 1 frontispiece portrait) and 2 musical plates.
Occasional foxing.
Handsome copy in strictly contemporary bindings.

New edition illustrated with the author's portrait by Baron Gérard, 20 engravings after Girodet and Desenne as well as 2 music plates.
Half navy blue calf bindings, smooth spines slightly faded decorated with quadruple gilt cartouches, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, elegant contemporary Romantic bindings.
Some minor foxing.
Handsome copy uniformly bound in contemporary Romantic bindings.

Illustrated edition with 21 engravings and 2 music plates hors-texte.
Full blue-grey glazed calf bindings, smooth spines richly decorated with gilt romantic typographical motifs, gilt roulettes on the headcaps, headcaps trimmed, red morocco title and volume labels, gilt dentelle borders on the covers, a small lack at the head of one joint, gilt fillets on the leading edges, corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary bindings.
Some minor foxing of no great consequence.

First edition.
Full mint-green glazed calf bindings, lightened spines with five raised bands set with gilt wavy fillets decorated with gilt typographical motifs as well as blind friezes, gilt friezes at head and foot, some traces of rubbing to spines, gilt roulettes on headcaps, upper headcap of volume 1 worn, frames of two gilt fillets with gilt dots at corners setting a blind dentelle on boards, light scuffing to boards, gilt wavy fillets on leading edges, corners very slightly bumped without consequence, gilt dentelles on endpapers, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, elegant Romantic bindings signed by Thouvenin.
Work illustrated with 6 engravings (including 1 frontispiece) and 2 musical plates.
Some minor foxing.
Copy established by one of the greatest binders of the 19th century.