{"title":"Beautiful illustrated editions","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the timeless elegance of beautiful illustrated editions, where the art of engraving and the book intertwine to magnify classic works.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"oeuvres-complettes-de-j-la-fontaine-precedees-dune-nouvelle-notice-sur-sa-vie","title":"Œuvres complettes de J. La Fontaine, précédées d'une nouvelle Notice sur sa vie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUGER Louis-Simon. Œuvres complettes de J. 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Full midnight blue morocco, triple gilt frame on the covers, ribbed spine richly decorated with double gilt fillet and iron boxes, title, date and place of printing in gilt, gilt fillet on the covers, gilt edges, richly decorated interior border (\u003cem\u003eM. Lortic\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare and very beautiful illustrated edition of Pygmalion and Idille, the text of which was entirely engraved by Drouët. The edition is illustrated with 6 charming vignettes by Moreau, engraved by Delaunay and Ponce. 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Full brown morocco, double gilt fillet framing the covers, spine ribbed and decorated with double fillet framing, fleurons at the corners and central gilt iron, roulette on the edges, inner roulette, gilt edges (\u003cem\u003e19th century binding\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare first collective edition by Elzevirian.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach play is paginated separately with its own title. The signatures follow one another, however, clearly indicating which plays belong to the Works, of which there are 10: La Thébaïde, Alexandre le Grand, Andromaque, Britannicus, Les Plaideurs, Bérénice, Bajazet, Mithridate, Iphigénie and finally Phèdre. 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