[Uniformly bound set of three volumes] FLORIAN (Jean-Pierre Claris de). Galatée, pastorale, imitée de Cervantes.
Paris: Guilleminet, An IX [1801].
12mo (149 × 100 mm). (5) ff., 179 pp., (1) f.

[Together with:] Estelle, pastorale.
Paris: Guilleminet, An IX [1801].
12mo (149 × 100 mm). (4) ff., 218 pp.

[Together with:] Mélanges de poésie et de littérature.
Paris: Guilleminet, An IX [1801].
12mo (149 × 100 mm). (5) ff., 243 pp., (1) f.

Contemporary full red morocco, double gilt panel on covers with gilt ornamental roll, smooth spines divided by triple gilt fillets with central gilt tools, gilt lettering, gilt edges, gilt turn-ins; bindings by P. Rosa.

A beautiful uniformly bound set, finely executed by P. Rosa.
Florian’s pastoral works, inspired by classical and Iberian literary traditions, were among the most popular sentimental and bucolic compositions of the late eighteenth century. The three volumes offered here come from Guilleminet’s 1801 edition, which in its complete form comprised twelve volumes; the present set includes Galatée, Estelle, and the Mélanges de poésie et de littérature.

A leaf in the Mélanges (pp. 163–164) is misbound, appearing just before pp. 161–162. Otherwise a very attractive, clean and finely preserved set in high-quality morocco.