Henry FIELDING, Elena RICCOBONI
Amelie
Brocas et Humblot|Paris 1762|9.50 x 17.20 cm|3 parties en un volume relié
First edition of the translation and free adaptation by Madame Riccoboni.
Contemporary full blonde marbled and glazed calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title-label. Traces of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. A strip of discoloration at the top of the upper cover. Title page of the second part shorter at lower margin. Leaves 197 to 203 of the last part are shorter at upper margin. Good copy.
19th-century armorial bookplate of the Bauffremont family, illustrious family of feudal nobility originally from Lorraine, with its two mottos: Dieu ayde au premier chretien and Plus de deuil que de joye.
In the preface, the translator apologizes for her poor k
Contemporary full blonde marbled and glazed calf binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title-label. Traces of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. A strip of discoloration at the top of the upper cover. Title page of the second part shorter at lower margin. Leaves 197 to 203 of the last part are shorter at upper margin. Good copy.
19th-century armorial bookplate of the Bauffremont family, illustrious family of feudal nobility originally from Lorraine, with its two mottos: Dieu ayde au premier chretien and Plus de deuil que de joye.
In the preface, the translator apologizes for her poor k
€350