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- Lot 389
François de Salignac de LA MOTHE FÉNÉLON - Les Aventures de Télémaque (Engraved after the designs of Charles MONNET painter of the king by Jean Baptiste TILLIARD). (Paris), from Monsieur's printing works, 1785. 2 volumes large in-4, binding signed BRADEL fils aineine (label) rooted calf, gilt filets and garlands framing the covers, spine richly decorated with five nerves, red morocco title piece, green morocco tomaison piece, gilt edges. 8], 309; [4], 297, [1 bl.], [2] pp. 1 title engraved by Chossard & St Aubin after Monnet, an engraved title bearing the date 1773, 2 title vignettes, 24 engraved summaries and 72 plates without text. Beautiful edition made to contain the continuation of the figures of Monnet and Tilliard, started in 1771 and which was sold separately. Provenances: ex-libris from the library of Jean Frédéric Schmid in Frankfurt s/M., an ex-libris printed in blood with the motto "Quae nocent docent", ex-libris Raoul Simonson and label of the Simonson Bookstore, stamp of belonging to a Russian library (?) unidentified. Some pitting and browning without too much severity.
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