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220 - APULEIUS. *The Love of Cupid and Psyche, Mother of Voluptas*. Paris, n.d. [circa 1590]. In-4 booklet, lemon-colored morocco leather, double gilt rule, decorated spine, red and green accents, interior lace (Lortic fils).
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APULEIUS. *The Love of Cupid and Psyche, Mother of Voluptas*. Paris, n.d. [circa 1590]. In-4 booklet, lemon-colored morocco leather, double gilt rule, decorated spine, red and green accents, interior lace (Lortic fils). A very beautiful collection adorned with an architectural title page featuring effigies of Venus and Psyche on a pedestal, along with 32 copperplate engravings by Léonard Gaultier. These prints reproduce woodcuts from Denis Janot’s octavo edition (1546), whose various models date back to the school of Raphael. The last plate is neither signed by Gaultier nor dated, indicating that it was printed slightly after 1586, the presumed date of the previous print run (Brun, p. 113; Mortimer, *French Books*, no. 34). The series is preceded by a title page printed in black and red, titled *Les Amours de Cupidon et de Psiché*, apparently from the 18th century. Fine binding by Lortic fils. Worn joints. Expert: Mr. Dominique Courvoisier
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