HORACE. LES POÉSIES D'HORACE, arranged in chronological order. P., Chaubert, 1728. Two volumes in-4 marbled calf, threaded spines, ornate gilded caissons, garnet-red morocco title-pieces, red edges (period binding). Upper headcaps missing, lower headcaps snagged with small leather loss, corners dulled, small epidermis on one board. ORIGINAL EDITION in beautiful in-4 format of the elegant French translation by Jesuit Father Noël-Étienne Sanadon (1676-1733), dedicated to the Prince de Conti, with critical remarks and dissertations. Allegorical FRONTISPICE with bust of Horace and 1 copper-engraved PLANCHE h.-t. after Crépy le fils, illustrating the satire Le Festin ridicule. 3 vignettes at the head, including one with the arms of the Prince de Conty. ¶ Brunet, III-328 - Sommervogel,VII-513.

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