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353 - Dorat, (C.-J.). Fables Nouvelles. 2 vols. The Hague and Paris, Delalain, 1773. XII (recte XXII) pages, 1 leaf, 309 pages, 1 leaf. With 2 engraved titles, 1 engraved title vignette, 99 engraved text vignettes and 99 engraved end vignettes after Marillier. Marble. Contemporary calfskin bindings with spine seal, rich decorative spine decoration, gilt-tooled cover fillets, gilt edges and inner margins, gilt edges and fine colored paper endpapers (edges slightly bumped, leather covering somewhat cracked in places).
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Dorat, (C.-J.). Fables Nouvelles. 2 vols. The Hague and Paris, Delalain, 1773. XII (recte XXII) pages, 1 leaf, 309 pages, 1 leaf. With 2 engraved titles, 1 engraved title vignette, 99 engraved text vignettes and 99 engraved end vignettes after Marillier. Marble. Contemporary calfskin bindings with spine seal, rich decorative spine decoration, gilt-tooled cover fillets, gilt edges and inner margins, gilt edges and fine colored paper endpapers (edges slightly bumped, leather covering somewhat cracked in places). Cohen/Ricci 314; Sander 508; Catalogue Fürstenberg 77. - The Fables of the French lawyer, musketeer, and author Claude-Josephe Dorat (1734-80) in the definitive edition with Marillier's book decorations. 'The Fables are rightly considered the artist's finest achievement. They rival any contemporary work in perfection and personal style' (Fürstenberg). This edition was preceded in 1772 by a less richly illustrated trial edition. - Wide-margined copy on Dutch laid paper. - 4 leaves at the beginning of the second volume with a minimal hole in the lower gutter.
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