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Les Amours de Psyché et Cupidon.
by LA FONTAINE, Jean de
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- Signed
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Didot L'Aîné,, 1782. A beautifully bound copy of this verse novel, the work of Jean-Claude Bozerian (1762-1840), "one of the leading, if not the leading Parisian binder of the period 1790 to 1810. His work was in great demand by leaders of the regime and prominent bibliophiles" (Knott, p. 86). First published in 1669, this edition of Les Amours de Psyché et Cupidon was published for le Comte d'Artois, later Charles X (1757-1836). It was part of his Collection d'ouvrages français, en vers et en prose, a series of 64 small volumes printed in limited press-runs between 1780 and 1784. Two volumes, duodecimo (130 x 76 mm). Early 19th-century blue straight-grain morocco by Bozerian signed in gilt at foot of flat spine of vol. I, spine compartments lettered and decorated with floral motif in gilt, foliate border to covers, turn-ins gilt, pink moiré silk endpapers, edges gilt. Wood-engraved arms of le Comte d'Artois to title page. Bookplate of one Robert de Billy (1894-1991) to verso of front free endpaper of vol. 1. Negligible rubbing, scattered foxing, else clean. A near-fine copy. David Knott, The Book Collector, Spring 2009.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171050
- Title
- Les Amours de Psyché et Cupidon.
- Author
- LA FONTAINE, Jean de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Paris: Didot L'Aîné,
- Date Published
- 1782
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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