- Lot 510

Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de LACLOS - Les Liaisons dangereuses. Letters collected in a society, and published for the instruction of some others. By C***. de L***. London, 1796. 2 volumes in-8, 205 x 115 mm, contemporary brown shagreened calf, gilt frieze framing the boards, smooth spine decorated, title and appendices (binding restored, endpapers renewed, jaws strengthened and weakened, 1 cap torn off, small lack at 2 dull corners). 415, [1 bl.]; [4], 398 pp. 2 frontispieces and 13 out-of-text figures by Monnet, Miss Gérard and Fragonard fils engraved by Baquoy, Duplessi-Bertaux, Dupréel, Godefroy, Langlois, Lemire, Lingée... Characteristics of our copy: - 8-line title: Les/ Liaisons/ dangereuses./ Lettres recueillies/dans une société,/Et publié pour l'instruction de quelques/ autres./Par C***. de L***. - Double horizontal line under the date. - No initials R. p. D. on the plates. The copy therefore does not fully correspond to either of the descriptions given by Cohen, 235-236. Scattered foxing, 1 quire partially disconnected.