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Crait+Muller Charenton-Vincennes

424 - Ariosto. – *The Furious Roland*.
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Estimate €180 - €250
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Description
Ariosto. – *The Furious Roland*. An heroic poem by Ariosto. A new translation by M. d’Ussieux. Paris, Brunet, 1775–1783. 4 volumes in-8, bound in full grained calfskin, covers decorated with gilt borders, smooth decorated spines with red title and volume number labels, gilt inner borders, gilt edges - Spines split or heavily worn, 4 caps worn down or with snags, scattered foxing - [3 ff.], 321 pp.; 391 pp. (including the title page); 407 pp.; 410 pp. Illustrated with a portrait engraved by Fiquet after Eisen and Titian, as a frontispiece, and the 92 hand-coloured plates appearing before the text, drawn by Cipriani, Cochin, Eisen, Monnet, Moreau and engraved by Ponce, Bartholozzi, De Launay, Lingée… Particularly sought-after for the engravings in the so-called Baskerville series, here in good condition.
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About the sale Sale of antique and modern books
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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