Jean-Baptiste-Louis GRESSET

New edition.
Contemporary full navy morocco binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 3 fleurons. Roulette at head and foot. Fillets on the raised bands. Covers stamped in blind with a central lozenge with interior quatrefoil and second lozenge. Blind-tooled frieze. Triple interior fillet. Gilt edges. Scattered foxing. Small areas on the upper covers of volumes 1 and 2 where the blue has turned blue-green, same on the spines. Very handsome copy.
Volume 1 contains the poetry, volume 2 The Eclogues of Virgil and 2 tragedies, volume 3 the comedies and the Discourses on harmony and comedy.

New edition printed on laid paper and illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and 7 engravings outside the text by Jean-Baptiste Simonet.
Full green Russia leather bindings, five raised band spines uniformly sunned decorated with fleurons and triple gilt fillets, fine gilt hatching on the headcaps, joints rubbed at head, triple gilt fillets framing the boards, gilt corner flowers, two corners slightly bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt roulette frame, gilt fillets on the leading edges, all edges gilt.
Handsome copy on laid paper.

New edition.
Full blonde calf binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt cathedral-style motifs and gilt fleurons, gilt fillets on the raised bands and framing the compartments, gilt roulettes at head and foot, fine gilt hatching on the headcaps, dentelle stamped blind framing the boards, gilt roulette framing the pastedowns, endpapers and pastedowns of marbled paper, gilt fillet on the edges, marbled fore edges. Contemporary binding signed Bibolet.
Work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, drawn by Desenne and engraved by Roger.
Some foxing, otherwise good copy in signed contemporary binding.

First edition of Parrain magnifique.
Near-contemporary full green morocco bindings, spines with five raised bands uniformly sunned, decorated with gilt fleurons, dentelles and fillets, gilt roulette on leading edges, gilt striated stars on headcaps, gilt roulette framing the pastedowns, all edges marbled.
One frontispiece portrait of the author and 8 figures by Moreau, 7 of which engraved by Simonet and 1 by de Gendht.
"This edition is the most complete and the best yet published of this poet." (Brunet)

New edition.
Contemporary half blonde sheep bindings. Smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, dentelles and fleurons.
Spine of volume two slightly damaged by opening, as well as joints of the same volume minimally damaged at head. Some foxing on endpapers and title pages.
Late edition of the author's works, a playful, light and sarcastic poetry, of which he himself established the genre at the beginning of the 18th century.

Edition published by Georges d'Heylli and illustrated with original etchings by Guillaumot père et fils, one of 30 numbered copies on China paper, deluxe issue with 30 on Whatman.
Half caramel calf binding, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with double gilt compartments enhanced at angles with gilt typographical motifs, hazelnut brown morocco title-label, marbled paper boards, traces of soiling to board margins, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, upper corners slightly bumped.
Occasional light foxing.

Edition illustrated with a portrait of the author and five figures by Moreau le Jeune.
Contemporary bindings in half red long-grain morocco with corners. Smooth spines decorated with eight gilt fillets. Paper boards. Some foxing, mainly on endpapers. Handsome copy.
Late edition of the author's works, a playful, light and sarcastic poetry, whose genre he himself established at the beginning of the 18th century.

New edition.
Full green calf binding, faded spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt wavy fillets ornamented with gilt floral friezes, gilt roulettes on headcaps, traces of rubbing on headcaps and joints, frame of gilt floral frieze and another stamped in blind on boards, three small stains on second board, frame of gilt floral dentelle on pastedowns, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt, gilt fillet on leading edges, elegant contemporary Romantic binding signed by Bibolet.
Work illustrated with an engraving as frontispiece.
Scattered foxing.

New edition.
Full brown marbled and glazed sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. One lack at head of volume II. Good copy.
This edition contains the letters of Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Vert-Vert, the Eclogues, the Odes and various pieces, the Discourse on harmony, a tragedy and two comedies, as well as the speech delivered at the Académie française. Poet and playwright, his career began with light and playful poetry which had great success, notably Vert-Vert, his career continued after the 1740s in a more religious and serious register.

First collected edition.
Contemporary half tawny calf binding, lightened spine with four raised bands set with gilt friezes decorated with stippling and blind typographical motifs, gilt friezes at head and foot, black title label and author's name showing traces of rubbing and partially faded, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece.
Scattered foxing.

New edition.