Mr. 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 polished 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