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[GONDOT, Pierre-Thomas]. *The Prize of Beauty, or The Pastoral Crowns*, in three acts and a prologue. Paris: De Lormel, 1760. Large 8vo, (5) folios including an engraved title-frontispiece, 63-(2) pp., 4 plates, title-frontispiece, 7-9-9-7-(1)-12 pp. Blue morocco, ribbed spine, title, place, and date in gold, double gold fillet on the head and foot, gilt edges [Chambolle-Duru]. Description: A beautiful illustrated work from the 18th century. The illustrations consist of a frontispiece title page, 4 plates, and copperplate engravings in black, attributed to Thérèse Martinet after Gravelot. Partially engraved by Pierre-Thomas Gondot, with music. “The engravings are actually by Gravelot and not by Martinet” (Cohen). A very fine copy, beautifully bound by Chambolle-Duru. Dedicated to “Her Excellency the Princess of Gallicin,” namely Nathalie Petrovna Galitzine, nicknamed the “Muscovite Venus” at Versailles. Parts 2 and 3 consist entirely of engraved music. The play is followed by a section entirely engraved on copper, featuring the repeated frontispiece title and musical scores for the acts.
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