Anne Le Fèvre(Mme Dacier) - LE PLUTUS et LES NUE'ES D'ARISTOPHANE

Original edition of the French translation of the two famous comedies by Aristophanes, Le Plutus and The Clouds, produced by Anne Le Fevre (Madame Anne Dacier, 1645-1720). HISTORICAL ANNOTATIONS: this copy stands out for a particularly notable historical and bibliophilic interest with provenance marks from the period: - on the title: antique handwritten ex libris - on the last page: a note written in pre-revolutionary French in the year 1787 - in the preface (inner page): the marginal gloss attests to active study. PUBLISHER: Paris, at Denys Thierry and Claude Barbin. YEAR: M D CLXXXIV (1684) Original edition FORMAT: In-12 DIMENSIONS: 16.5 x 10 cm BINDING: full red morocco of the period (late 17th century – early 18th century). Condition of the binding: leather of superb freshness preserving its original shine. Spine and corners perfectly solid, headcaps and corners very well preserved with minimal signs of wear consistent with age. INTERIOR: excellent overall condition; pages very fresh and text perfectly legible. The antique handwritten annotations are perfectly legible and do not alter in any way the reading of the original text.

Estimate:£185.86

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