La peinture, poëme en trois chants

First edition, illustrated with a medallion portrait of Corneille on the title page, and three figures on heavy paper after Cochin, and engraved by Prévost, Ponce and Saint-Aubin.
Contemporary brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 fleurons. Red morocco title-label. Roulette on leading edges. Rubbing. 3 corners slightly bumped.
Didactic and lyrical poem, in alexandrines.