Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut
Lemerre|Paris 1878|13 x 20 cm|relié
€450
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Edition on vellum paper after 50 on china and on Whatman. Illustrated with a portrait by Braquemont and eight fine and beautiful plates by Monzies after Gravelot and Pasquier. Contemporary half navy blue morocco with corners signed David. Spine with raised bands richly decorated and inlaid with red lozenges. Fillets on boards. Top edge gilt. Uncut copy (the edition is usually found in duodecimo format), with wide margins. Superb copy, in perfect fresh condition.