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FLORIAN (J.P. Claris de). WORKS POSTHUMOUS WORKS. Paris, de l'imprimerie de Monsieur, de l'imprimerie de Didot, Guilleminet, 1784-1800. 13 volumes in-8, blond basane racinée, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (binding around 1800). Beautiful set illustrated with 104 fine engravings by Quéverdo, Le Barbier, Monsiau,... it contains : Galatea and collection of short stories (1784, front. and 9 plates) Estelle (1788, front. and 4 plates) Theatre (2 vols., 1790, front. and 11 plates of which 2 before the letter) Gonzalve de Cordoue (2 vols, 1791, frontispiece and 27 plates of which 2 before the letter) Fables (1792, one gnawed spine, frontispiece and 12 plates of which 2 before the letter) Don Quixote (3 vols., 24 plates) Nouvelles nouvelles (1792, 3 plates of which 1 before the letter) - Guillaume Tell (An X, frontispiece and 8 plates) Eliezer et Nephtaly (without t.p., 1 plate). One spine split, defects to bindings.
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FLORIAN (J.P. Claris de). WORKS POSTHUMOUS WORKS. Paris, de l'imprimerie de Monsieur, de l'imprimerie de Didot, Guilleminet, 1784-1800. 13 volumes in-8, blond basane racinée, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (binding around 1800). Beautiful set illustrated with 104 fine engravings by Quéverdo, Le Barbier, Monsiau,... it contains : Galatea and collection of short stories (1784, front. and 9 plates) Estelle (1788, front. and 4 plates) Theatre (2 vols., 1790, front. and 11 plates of which 2 before the letter) Gonzalve de Cordoue (2 vols, 1791, frontispiece and 27 plates of which 2 before the letter) Fables (1792, one gnawed spine, frontispiece and 12 plates of which 2 before the letter) Don Quixote (3 vols., 24 plates) Nouvelles nouvelles (1792, 3 plates of which 1 before the letter) - Guillaume Tell (An X, frontispiece and 8 plates) Eliezer et Nephtaly (without t.p., 1 plate). One spine split, defects to bindings.
