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77 - DEMOUSTIER (Charles-Albert) – Letters to Emilie on Mythology…
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DEMOUSTIER (Charles-Albert) – Letters to Emilie on Mythology. Paris: Published by Antoine-Augustin Renouard, 1809; in-12, frontispiece, X-127 + 120 + 96 + 105 + 112 + 150 pp., contemporary full bottle-green calf bindings, smooth, decorated spines, gilt edges, fillet on the covers. All 3 volumes. A work comprising six parts. Charles-Albert Demoustier, born in Villers-Cotterets in 1760, began his career as a lawyer before turning to a literary career. In 1798, he published these ‘Letters to Emilie on Mythology’, which very quickly became a great success. He died suddenly in 1801. Illustrated with 36 intaglio engravings. Good condition. 6 parts bound in three volumes.
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