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214 - SAINT LAMBERT, Jean-François de.
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Estimate €100 - €200
Description
SAINT LAMBERT, Jean-François de. THE SEASONS, a poem. Fifth edition, revised and corrected. AMSTERDAM, no publisher, 1773. One volume, in-8 (20 x 12.5 cm), comprising XXXVI pp., 224 pp., 203 pp., (1) f., in a full contemporary binding in marbled pale calfskin. Smooth, richly decorated and gilt spine bearing the title in gilt on a patch of old red morocco. Triple gilt fillet around the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, marbled edges. A copy in excellent condition. A finely illustrated edition featuring 5 plates by Le Prince and Gravelot, engraved by Delaunay, Prévost, Rousseau, Saint-Aubin and Watelet. A lyre-shaped finial on the title page and four vignettes etched as headpieces by Choffard to symbolise the seasons. The seasons are preceded by a preface on bucolic and rural poetry and followed by *Les gardiens des contes* (philosophical, like *Ziméo*), miscellaneous pieces, and finally Oriental fables.
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Closing date 10/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89078153
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