173
[ILLUSTRATED]. Lot of 4 works by Dorat and Saint Lambert illustrated by Marillier, Eisen, Moreau, Chauffort and Le Prince.
Fine lot of works illustrated by the best French arists of the period.DORAT Claude Joseph (1734-1781). Fables nouvelles. The Hague: Delalain, 1773. 2 volumes 8vo (185x120 mm.) 2 frontispieces by Marillier and engraved by Ghendt, engraved half-title to second volume, vignettes to title-pages, 99 figures in the text on a third page and 99 culs-de-lampe. Contemporary calf bindings, boards framed by triple gilt fillets, spine richly gilt, title gilt to spine, gilt dentelles and edges. [IN LOT WITH:] DORAT Les baisers pr?c?d?s du mois de mars. The Hague; Paris: Delalain, 1770. 8vo (170x115 mm.) Engraved half-title, 1 engraved plate, copper-engraved vignette on title-page, 22 headpieces and 22 tailpieces designed by Eisen and Marillier. 19th-century cloth binding. Ex libris on the endpapers of King George V of Hanover (1819-1878) [IN LOT WITH:] SAINT-LAMBERT Jean-François de (1716-1803), Les Saisons; Amsterdam: 1769. 8vo (185x120 mm). 5 plates drawn by Le Prince and Gravelot and 4 headpieces with vignettes by Choffard. Elegant contemporary binding in full leather with gilt title and decorations on spine, title gilt to spine, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. (First edition) [IN LOT WITH:] SAINT-LAMBERT. Les Saisons. Amsterdam, 1775. 8vo, (225x140 mm) 7 plates in first printing drawn by Moreau and head-pieces by Chauffort, (only slightly redrawn from the princeps edition of 1769). Beautiful specimen printed on strong leaves. Elegant binding in contemporary full mottled calf, gilt title and decorations on spine, gilt edges. Seventh edition. ()
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
LOTS
2
ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ALAMANNI, Louis (1495-1556). Girone il cortese. Venice: Comin da Trino, 1549.
ESTIMATE € 200 - 300
3
AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
AMMIRATO, Scipione (1531-1601). Dell'istorie fiorentine. Florence: Giunti, 1600.
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
10
AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius (354-430). De la cita di dio. Venice: Bartolommeo Miscomini, 1476-78.
ESTIMATE € 800 - 1,200