Lot 74
  • 74

Milton, John

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Milton, John
  • Le Paradis Perdu. Paris, Defer de Maisonneuve, 1792.
2 volumes in-folio (340 x 255 mm).



illustration : 12 estampes imprimées en couleur par Bonnefoy, Clément, Colibert, Demonchy et Gautier d'après Schall. 4 gravures sont ici avant la lettre.



reliure de l'époque. Maroquin rouge, filets et guirlandes dorés d'encadrement des plats, dos lisse orné, tranches dorées. Petite et ancienne retouche à une charnière au tome I.

Condition

Petite et ancienne retouche à une charnière au tome I.
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Catalogue Note

Elégante édition bilingue dont la traduction en prose fut donnée la première fois en 1729 (3 volumes in-12) par Dupré de Saint-Maur. Cette publication ouvrit à son instigateur les portes de l'Académie française en 1733. Les bibliographes s'accordent pour rendre la paternité de cette traduction à l'abbé de Boismorand.