FÉNELON The Adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de …

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FÉNELON

The Adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses. Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Didot l'aîné, 1783. 4 volumes in-18, porphyry calf, triple gilt fillet, ornate smooth spine, olive title-pieces, interior roulette, gilt edges (period binding). First title in the Collection des auteurs classiques français et latins inaugurated by François-Ambroise Didot at the request of Louis XVI for the education of the Dauphin. Edition in-18 printed at 450 copies on wove paper. A very fine copy, in a fine, fresh porphyry calf binding in the taste of Derome. From the L. Froissart library (bookplate). Label or ex-libris torn from upper back cover.

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