FÉNELON. The Adventures of Telemachus. [Paris], Printed by t - Lot 68

FÉNELON. The Adventures of Telemachus. [Paris], Printed by the Publisher, 1785. 2 folio volumes, speckled fawn calfskin, triple gilt rule, floral motifs at the corners, decorated spine, red title and volume number labels, gilt edges (contemporary binding). A lovely edition, illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 72 figures by Monnet engraved by Tilliard, and 24 plates, each adorned with a colophon containing the engraved text of the summaries of the cantos. A copy in a high-quality binding, to which have been added 12 figures from the series by Coypel, Souville, Cazes, and Humblot for the 1730 edition of the same book, as well as a pre-lettering wash proof of Coypel’s frontispiece. Light foxing; two split bands extending the height of one panel; a tear at the end of Volume I.

Estimate:£686.37

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