Roland furieux. Traduction nouvelle et en prose par M. V. Philippon de la Madelaine, traducteur de La Jérusalem délivrée, etc...

First printing of the 25 magnificent engraved plates printed on China paper as well as the 300 vignettes by Tony Johannot, Baron, Français and Célestin Nanteuil. Original wrappers preserved. Complete with the placement sheet for the engravings.
Publisher's binding in full dark blue percaline cloth boards. Smooth spine decorated with special tools, an angel holding a lance and an oriflamme. Upper board decorated with a large plaque, a baroque portico with central title, blind geometric frame. On the second board a knight, blind frame. Percaline of the headcap slightly worn. Corners somewhat rubbed. Scattered foxing. Some gatherings yellowed. Fine copy.
Bookplate of Paul Gavault.
One of Johannot's best productions who seems to excel in the horrific and fantastic register, like his achievements in the Voyage où il vous plaira. Philippon de la Madeleine's prose translation draws the originally verse epic towards the novelistic. Orlando Furioso, completed in 1532, was one of the great successes of baroque literature, which influenced all the fine arts.