FÉNELON (François Salignac de la Mothe). THE ADVENTURES OF T - Lot 163

FÉNELON (François Salignac de la Mothe). THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMAQUE. Paris, de l'imprimerie de Monsieur [Imp. Didot le Jeune], 1785. 2 volumes, large in-4°, red morocco, smooth spines decorated with gilt flowers, gilt roulette framing the boards and spandrels, interior roulettes, blue tabis endpapers, gilt edges (Delorme). A luxurious edition of 200 copies, majestically illustrated with 72 intaglio hors texte figures by Monnet, an engraved title by Montulay (dated 1773), an engraved frontispiece, the title-frontispiece engraved by Saint-Aubin and Choffard after Monnet, and 24 engraved plates containing chapter summaries, with framing and culs-de-lampe. the copy bears 2 red morocco labels on the flyleaves: Relié par Delorme, rue St Jacques n°191 - Mr. de Saucourt. Scattered and sometimes pronounced foxing, one corner dulled, otherwise the bindings are in fine condition. (Cohen, 204) (Brunet, II, 1215).