FÉNELON (François de SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE). Les Avantures de Telemaque, fils d'Ulysse. "Nouvelle Edition, conforme au Manuscrit original. A frontispiece by PICART, a fleuron on the title, a portrait of the author by VIVIEN, a "Carte des voyages de Telemaque", 24 hors-texte figures, 24 vignettes and 21 culs-de-lampe by DEBRIE, DUBOURG and PICART. Copy of the framed folio edition of 150 copies ("The first, by far, the rarest" according to Cohen), with the text stopping on p. 395, as in most copies. From the Saint-Aubin library, (Jeudi 31 Juillet 1800/12 Thermidor An VIII), with handwritten bookplate on title page. Minor foxing. Cohen, 381. A FINE COPY IN FOLIO FORMAT IN BLUE MOROCCO.
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FÉNELON (François de SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE). Les Avantures de Telemaque, fils d'Ulysse.
"Nouvelle Edition, conforme au Manuscrit original.
A frontispiece by PICART, a fleuron on the title, a portrait of the author by VIVIEN, a "Carte des voyages de Telemaque", 24 hors-texte figures, 24 vignettes and 21 culs-de-lampe by DEBRIE, DUBOURG and PICART.
Copy of the framed folio edition of 150 copies ("The first, by far, the rarest" according to Cohen), with the text stopping on p. 395, as in most copies.
From the Saint-Aubin library, (Jeudi 31 Juillet 1800/12 Thermidor An VIII), with handwritten bookplate on title page.
Minor foxing.
Cohen, 381.
A FINE COPY IN FOLIO FORMAT IN BLUE MOROCCO.
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