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THOMSON (James). Les Saisons, poem translated from the English. Paris, Pissot, 1779. In-8 tortoiseshell calf, ornate ribbed spine, title page in green marble, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, gilt on marble (period binding). The illustration consists of an engraved title, 4 beautiful out-of-text figures and 4 large culs-de-lampe by EISEN. Ex-libris manucrit from the library of the Château de L'Isle-de-Noé, signed by the Comte de Noé, most probably Louis-Pantaléon de Noé (1728-1816), owner of a plantation and slaves in Saint-Domingue (he is said to have freed Toussaint-Louverture, with whom he maintained regular relations). A very fine copy with an interesting provenance. Ex-libris JM (Cohen 991.)

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THOMSON (James). Les Saisons, poem translated from the English. Paris, Pissot, 1779. In-8 tortoiseshell calf, ornate ribbed spine, title page in green marble, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, gilt on marble (period binding). The illustration consists of an engraved title, 4 beautiful out-of-text figures and 4 large culs-de-lampe by EISEN. Ex-libris manucrit from the library of the Château de L'Isle-de-Noé, signed by the Comte de Noé, most probably Louis-Pantaléon de Noé (1728-1816), owner of a plantation and slaves in Saint-Domingue (he is said to have freed Toussaint-Louverture, with whom he maintained regular relations). A very fine copy with an interesting provenance. Ex-libris JM (Cohen 991.)

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