QUERELLES (Knight of): Héro et Léandre, new... - Lot 28 - Vermot et Associés

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QUERELLES (Knight of): Héro et Léandre, new... - Lot 28 - Vermot et Associés
QUERELLES (Knight of): Héro et Léandre, new poem in three songs. Didot l'Ainé, 1801. In-4 contemporary marbled calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt lace on covers, small gilt iron in the center with the inscription "New-Club" in the center in a crescent, marbled edges (headpieces and corners restored, qq minuscule flaws, light freckles mainly on the serpents). Very nice edition with a black frontispiece and 8 color engravings by Philibert-Louis Debucourt, "the most extraordinary painter-engraver in color that there has ever been" (François Courboin) and of which it is the only illustrated book. Nice copy.
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