Dalibon

Variorum edition incorporating all the remarks, notes and variants from previous editions (Le Duchat, La Monnoye, Gueullette, Voltaire, Marsy, etc.).
Contemporary half calf bindings with brown corners signed Pivoteau at the foot of volume I. Smooth spine decorated with 2 large mirror tools at head and foot, within frames. Cold-rolled borders on boards and corners. Wave-pattern paper boards. Marbled edges. Scattered foxing. Fine copy in Restoration binding.
Headcap of first volume very slightly damaged with small loss, some stains on lower spine of the last three volumes. Foxing not affecting the plates.
Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 9 hors-texte plates by...

Variorum edition reprinting all the remarks, notes and variants from previous editions (Le Duchat, La Monnoye, Gueullette, Voltaire, Marsy, etc.), illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and ten hors-texte plates by Devéria, as well as 120 grotesque woodcut figures hors-texte engraved by Thompson at the end of volume 9.
Contemporary half chocolate glazed calf with small corners, signed at foot by Pivoteau relieur. Smooth spine decorated with 2 mirrored tools at head and foot, curved and straight fillets. Minor damage at foot of volume 3. 2 lower corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. Scattered pale foxing.
Handsome copy attractively bound in an elegant signed binding.

New bilingual edition, with Charles Batteux's prose translation on facing pages. Frontispiece by Deveria. Life of Horace attributed to Suetonius translated by Achaintre. Bibliographical notes and commentary on each work. Fine edition of the Latin poet.
Contemporary wine-colored glazed full calf binding signed at foot of volume I by Thouvenin jeune. Spine with 5 raised bands richly decorated with 2 blind stamps, 2 grotesque compartments composed of monastic tools, head and tail roll tools. Boards stamped in blind with central lozenge containing ornamental composition, blind border frieze. Gilt roll on leading edges, internal frieze. Marbled edges matching the endpaper pattern. Spine...

New edition with clarifications and historical notes by Pierre-René Auguis, illustrated with 2 folding plates located in the volumes dedicated to music, volume 16 contains the complete score of Devin du Village.
Half navy blue calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt and blind fillets, marbled paper boards, pastedowns and endpapers.
Spines very lightly faded and rubbed, headcaps rubbed, sometimes significant foxing.

New edition revised and augmented with notes and observations by N.L. Achaintre.
Half Russian caramel morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with black wavy fillets and decorated with triple gilt compartments adorned with gilt decorative motifs, friezes and gilt date at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding signed by Thouvenin at foot of spine.
Scattered foxing mainly in margins of leaves.
Handsome copy established in a fine contemporary binding signed by Thouvenin.

Second edition of the French translation established by J. Dusaulx, expanded with notes and preceded by historical notices on the life of Juvenal and on that of Dusaulx.
Half dark green straight-grained morocco with corners, spine with four raised bands set with double gilt fillets decorated with triple gilt compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edges gilt, elegant near-contemporary unsigned bindings but attributable to Niédrée.
Our copy is exceptionally expanded with over 90 engravings including 3 portraits of Juvenal as well as vignettes and portraits.
Provenance: from the library of Léon Rattier with his bookplates pasted on the blank...

New edition of the French translation revised and expanded with notes by N.L. Achaintre.
Half-shagreen binding in navy blue, spine with four raised bands showing traces of rubbing, decorated with gilt fillets, headcaps worn, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, three tears to leading edges, contemporary binding.
Gift inscription in ink on half-title page, foxing.