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Birmingham, G. Baskerville for P. Molini, 1773. In 8°. 4 vols. Frontispiece with the author's portrait and 46 plates engraved by Cipriani, Cochin, Eisen, Greuze, Monnet and Moreau, usual burnishing, coeval binding in green morocco, with triple gilt frame on the boards, spine with gold decorations and title on red label, gilt edges, slight defects on headphones, some light scratches. Endpaper of the I vol. handwritten.
Specialist Notes
"Magnificent edition, both for the beauty of the print and for the illustrations, which make it one of the most successful livres a figures of the 18th century". Agnelli-Ravegnani p. 204.
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