DORAT (Claude). [?uvres]. 1767-1771. 9 volumes in 5 vol. in-8° bound in full cherry morocco, spines with gilt ornaments, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, double gilt fillet at the edges, gilt lace inside, (Binding signed Capé, Masson-Debonnelle suc.) Decorated with 7 engraved titles, 24 out-of-text figures, 40 vignettes at the head of the text and 38 caps, all this illustration is composed after Eisen and engraved by various sculptors, in addition to the woodcut headbands and caps. The set of volumes are : Letters in verse. Paris, Jorry, 1767 - ?uvres mêlées en vers et en prose. Paris, Jorry, 1767, Les baisers. The Hague, Lambert-Delalain, 1770 - Letters from a Canoness of Lisbon to Melcour. The Hague, Delalain, 1771, Mes fantaisies. The Hague, Delalain, 1770, Collection of tales and poems. The Hague, Delalain, 1770 - La déclamation théâtrale. Paris, Delalain, 1771, Les sacrifices de l'amour. Amsterdam, Delalain, 1771.charming copy in very good condition Very good condition of the binding with some minor rubbing to some of the edges Interior pages with some spotting and soiling Slight foxing according to the vol. Collation : Vol.1: [1] f., 213 pp., [2] ff, [1] f., 206 pp, [1] f. Letters in verse - Mixed works in verse and prose. 2 engraved titles, 1 engraved portrait 10 figures, 13 head vignettes, 11 headpieces Vol.2: 188 pp., 228 pp. The Kisses - Letters from a Canoness of Lisbon to Melcour. 2 engraved titles 3 figures, 24 head vignettes, 24 headpieces Vol.3: 359 pp. (noted 363), [1] p. My fantasies. 1 engraved title 1 head vignette and 1 headnote Vol.4: 8 pp., 184 pp., 283 pp, [1] p. Recueil de contes et de poèmes - La déclamation théâtrale 2 engraved titles 9 figures, 2 headpieces, 2 headpieces Vol.5: 19 pp., [1] p., 303 pp., [1] f., 220 pp., XXXII. Les sacrifices de l'amour - 2 parts 2 figures