REF. 0573

Les Baisers précédés du Mois de Mai [followed by Imitations de plusieurs poétes latins]

Jean Dorat
Publisher
Delalain
Place
La Haye
Date
1770
Format
In-8 (195 x 135 mm)
Binding
H. Ducharne
Collation
(3) ff., 186 pp., (1) f.
Artist
Charles EisenNicolas PonceClément-Pierre Marillier
Language
French
Century
18th century
Distinctive features
Additional engraved title-page frontispiece by Eisen

Condition report

Very good

€1 200
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DORAT, Jean. Les Baisers précédés du Mois de Mai [suivi de Imitations de plusieurs poétes latins].
La Haye, Delalain, 1770.

In-8 (195 x 135 mm), (3) ff., 186 pp., (1) f.
Full red morocco, false ribbed spine, gilt author, title and date, gilt head, double gilt fillet on the edges, internal roulette (H. Ducharne).

First edition.
Illustrated with a frontispiece by Eisen, engraved by Ponce and 22 vignettes, 1 fleuron on the title and 22 culs-de-lampe by Eisen and Marillier. Exceptionally, a fine quality frontispiece engraved by Eisen has been added to the work.
Some copies are followed by the Imitation des poètes latins; our copy is one of them.

Slight rubbing on the cover.
Cohen, 308-311.