Léon Silvestre de SACY
OEuvre de Mr. de Sacy, de l'Academie françoise ; contenant les Lettres de Pline le Jeune, le Panegyrique de Trajan par le même Pline et le Traité de l'amitié[Works of Mr. de Sacy, of the French Academy; containing the Letters of Pliny the Younger, the Panegyric of Trajan by the same Pliny, and the Treatise on Friendship] (our own translation)
La Compagnie des Libraires|Paris 1732|20 x 26 cm|Relié
New quarto edition, revised and corrected by the author, with numerous decorated headpieces, initials and tailpieces.
Full brown calf, spine in six compartments with five raised bands richly gilt-tooled, red morocco lettering-piece, triple blind fillet border to boards, double gilt fillet to board edges, red edges, marbled pastedowns and endpapers.
Light scratches and scuffing to boards, corners slightly bumped, otherwise a very fine copy.
Paper flaw causing marginal tears on pp. 49, 571 and 595, light scattered foxing affecting a few gatherings towards the end of the volume, minor wormhole to lower corner of pp. 253 onwards, ending in a charming emoji.
€250