several old books sitting on top of a table next to each other
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5 volumes: - DELILLE (Abbé Jacques). *Les jardins ou l'art d'embellir les paysages*. Poem. Neuchâtel, Société Typographique, 1782, in-8, VIII–112 pp. Paperback, plain temporary cover, entirely untrimmed. (Condition as published). – Creased margins, fragile binding, title slightly soiled. Edition published in the same year as the original (Paris, Didot, in-4). It is followed by notes. - DUMANIANT (A.-J.). *La Guerre ouverte, ou ruse contre ruse*, a comedy in three acts, in prose. Edition corrected by the author, and faithful to the performance. Paris, Barba, 1809, 8vo, 64 pp. Paperback, plain cover. – A few pinholes. – HAUTEROCHE (Noël Lebreton, Sieur de). *Le Cocher supposé*, a one-act comedy in prose... Paris, Fages, 1802, in-8 pamphlet, 32 pp. Paperback, plain cover. (State of first publication). – Waterstains. – OWEN (John, in Latin Audoenus). *Epigrammata*. An edition more complete than earlier ones and far more carefully corrected, edited by Ant. Aug. Renouard, Parisinii. [Volume 1]. Paris, Pierre Didot, 1794, 1 volume (of 2) in-12, XII-1f.-169pp. Paperback, plain cover in pink laid paper, entirely untrimmed. (As published). – Interior fresh, paper missing at the top of the spine. Volume 1 only (the title page does not, however, specify the volume number). A fine and rare typographic edition printed in a run of 300 copies. (Quérard VI, p.534). - VIAL (J.-Bap.-Ch.). *Le Premier venu, ou Six lieues de chemin*, a comedy in three acts in prose, first performed at the Théâtre de Louvois on 12 Prairial, Year 9. Paris, Charon, Huet, Year IX (1801), in-8 booklet, 58 pp. – 1 folio. Paperback, without cover. (As published). – Stains, creased corners.
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