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635 - [CHODERLOS de LACLOS, P.A.F.] Dangerous Liaisons. Letters Collected in a Society, and Published for the Instruction of Others. By C***. de L***. London, n.p., 1796 [i.e., circa 1812]. 2 vols., in-8° (some foxing). Glossy marbled calfskin of the publisher’s design, gilt roulette encircling the covers, smooth spines with gilt floral decoration and red title and volume number labels, gilt edges (spines slightly faded and cracked, some scuffs on the covers and particularly on the lower cover of Vol. I; caps and corners worn). A counterfeit of the first illustrated edition, anonymous, featuring the title’s typographical layout in 7 lines and the wavy border above the date. 15 illustrations, including 2 frontispieces retouched by Delvaux based on plates by Fragonard fils, Monnet, and Mademoiselle Gérard, engraved by Baquoy, Duplessi-Bertaux, Dupréel, and others. Copy on vellum (a run was also printed on laid paper) with the engravings in their original state, unnumbered, and with untitled tissue paper. Ref. Cohen 236. - Reynaud 86.

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€150 - 200

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30%

[CHODERLOS de LACLOS, P.A.F.] Dangerous Liaisons. Letters Collected in a Society, and Published for the Instruction of Others. By C***. de L***. London, n.p., 1796 [i.e., circa 1812]. 2 vols., in-8° (some foxing). Glossy marbled calfskin of the publisher’s design, gilt roulette encircling the covers, smooth spines with gilt floral decoration and red title and volume number labels, gilt edges (spines slightly faded and cracked, some scuffs on the covers and particularly on the lower cover of Vol. I; caps and corners worn). A counterfeit of the first illustrated edition, anonymous, featuring the title’s typographical layout in 7 lines and the wavy border above the date. 15 illustrations, including 2 frontispieces retouched by Delvaux based on plates by Fragonard fils, Monnet, and Mademoiselle Gérard, engraved by Baquoy, Duplessi-Bertaux, Dupréel, and others. Copy on vellum (a run was also printed on laid paper) with the engravings in their original state, unnumbered, and with untitled tissue paper. Ref. Cohen 236. - Reynaud 86.

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Auction details

Old and rare books, literature, autographs, archives
Thursday, December 3
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 49,000 lots published

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