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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

166 - MARILLIER and CREBILLON, Prosper Jolyot de.
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Estimate €130 - €180
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Description
MARILLIER and CREBILLON, Prosper Jolyot de. ‎The Works of Crébillon. Paris, Printed by P. Didot the Elder, 1812. in-8 (20 x 12.5 cm), porphyry calf, decorated spine, marbled edges. 3 vols.: xxxi–273 pp. – 270 pp. – 310 pp. Slight defects to the bindings. A charming edition, featuring the engravings from the 1785 edition. It is illustrated with a portrait by Marillier, after La Tour, engraved by Ingouf the Younger as a frontispiece, and with 8 separate plates by Marillier, engraved by Triere, Ingouf, Macret, Dambrun and Duponchel (some dated 1784). The works contain: A note on Crébillon. – Idomeneo. – Atreus and Thyestes. – Electra. – Rhadamistus and Zenobia. – Xerxes. – Semiramis. – Pyrrhus. – Catiline. – The Triumvirate, or the Death of Cicero. – Academic Discourses. A fine copy printed on laid paper without foxing, beautifully bound in its original binding, complete in three volumes.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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