Michel GUYOT DE MERVILLE
Oeuvres de théatre
Chez La veuve Duchesne|à Paris 1766|10 x 17 cm|3 volumes reliés
First collected edition. 5 leaves of music at the end of volume 1, and 12 in volume II.
Contemporary full blonde calf bindings attributed to Derôme (an old inscription states this on the first endpaper). Smooth spines decorated with 4 small fleurons, fillets and roulettes. Orange morocco title labels, and tan morocco volume labels. Triple fillet borders on boards. All edges gilt. Lacks at head of volumes I and II. Upper joint cracked in volume I along the first compartment. 4 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing from use. Despite the noted defects, a handsome copy.
As for the personality, Guyot de Merville seems quite close to Rousseau, and his existence is a long series of misfortunes
Contemporary full blonde calf bindings attributed to Derôme (an old inscription states this on the first endpaper). Smooth spines decorated with 4 small fleurons, fillets and roulettes. Orange morocco title labels, and tan morocco volume labels. Triple fillet borders on boards. All edges gilt. Lacks at head of volumes I and II. Upper joint cracked in volume I along the first compartment. 4 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing from use. Despite the noted defects, a handsome copy.
As for the personality, Guyot de Merville seems quite close to Rousseau, and his existence is a long series of misfortunes
€450