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La Fontaine, Jean de
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
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Les amours de Psyché et de Cupidon, avec le poème d'Adonis ... Edition ornée de figures dessinées par Moreau le jeune, et gravées sous sa direction. Paris: Didot le jeune [for Saugrain], An III [1795]
Folio (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.; 342 x 248 mm). Half-title with imprint on verso, engraved portrait of the author by Audoin after Hyacinthe Rigault in after letters and colored versions, 8 engraved plates by Moreau engraved by Dambrun, Simonet, Halbou, Duhamel, Petit, de Ghendt and Dupréel, in three states: 1) eau-forte before letters, 2) hand-colored (both of these trimmed to frame and mounted) and 3) after letters showing platemark, all with tissue guards; occasional marginal spotting or tiny rust marks, small ink thumbprint on verso of second plate, generally very clean and fresh. Contemporary green glazed calf, wide-fillet border, spine gilt in compartments with gilt-stamped red morocco title labels, dentelles, green silk doublures and endleaves, all edges gilt; edges and joints rubbed, some tiny scrapes.
Folio (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.; 342 x 248 mm). Half-title with imprint on verso, engraved portrait of the author by Audoin after Hyacinthe Rigault in after letters and colored versions, 8 engraved plates by Moreau engraved by Dambrun, Simonet, Halbou, Duhamel, Petit, de Ghendt and Dupréel, in three states: 1) eau-forte before letters, 2) hand-colored (both of these trimmed to frame and mounted) and 3) after letters showing platemark, all with tissue guards; occasional marginal spotting or tiny rust marks, small ink thumbprint on verso of second plate, generally very clean and fresh. Contemporary green glazed calf, wide-fillet border, spine gilt in compartments with gilt-stamped red morocco title labels, dentelles, green silk doublures and endleaves, all edges gilt; edges and joints rubbed, some tiny scrapes.
Provenance
Mons[ieur] Raye de Breukeler-Waert (Amsterdam, engraved armorial bookplate) — Baron de Bellet (engraved armorial bookplate)
Literature
Ray, French 56; Rochambeau 24; Bocher (Moreau) 924-931; Lewine, p. 283
Condition
occasional marginal spotting or tiny rust marks, small ink thumbprint on verso of second plate, generally very clean and fresh. Contemporary green glazed calf, wide-fillet border, spine gilt in compartments with gilt-stamped red morocco title labels, dentelles, green silk doublures and endleaves, all edges gilt; edges and joints rubbed, some tiny scrapes.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Large paper copy, with plates in three states, on thick paper, a magnificent copy.