Marmontel, [Proof engravings for Contes moraux], Paris, 1765, armorial red morocco gilt

MARMONTEL, JEAN FRANÇOIS

Contes moraux; Bélisaire; Les Incas; La Pharsale. Paris, 1765-1777

8vo (195 x 118mm.), 3 engraved title-pages for Contes moraux, engraved portrait after Cochin, 23 engraved plates after Gravelot and Moreau; engraved title-page and 3 plates for Bélisaire; 11 engraved plates for Les Incas; 11 engraved plates for La Pharsale; contemporary French red morocco gilt with the arms of the duc d'Orléans [Olivier 2572, this exact armorial not found], flat spine gilt with small fleurs-de-lys stamps, gilt edges, slight browning towards end

A set of proof plates for various works by (or translated by) Marmontel, without the text, most of which were designed by Gravelot. The spine is lettered "Figures premières épreuves".

LITERATURE:

cf. Cohen-De Ricci 686-690 & 662

PROVENANCE:

probably Louis Philippe (1773-1850) who established the library at Neuilly; Bibliothèque du roi, Neuilly, stamp on inside front cover (the library was sold at auction in 1852)

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