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PRÉVOST, Antoine François, l'Abbé. Histoire de Manon Lescaut. Paris: P. Didot l'Aîné, 1797.
2 volumes. Large 18° (152 x 95mm). 8 scenes after Lefèvre, engraved by Coiny, each in 3 states: eaux-fortes, avant-lettre and avec lettre. (Very occasional light foxing.) French blue morocco gilt, red morocco doublures with wide gilt border, g.e., by Duru 4eme. Provenance: monogram booklabel.
ONE OF 100 COPIES PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER, with the plates in 3 states. Considered the most successful of Didot's small-format "cornflower" books, Manon Lescaut features illustrations by Lefèvre, which are "as dramatic as they are inventive" (Ray). Cohen-de Ricci 823-24; Ray French 92. (2)
2 volumes. Large 18° (152 x 95mm). 8 scenes after Lefèvre, engraved by Coiny, each in 3 states: eaux-fortes, avant-lettre and avec lettre. (Very occasional light foxing.) French blue morocco gilt, red morocco doublures with wide gilt border, g.e., by Duru 4eme. Provenance: monogram booklabel.
ONE OF 100 COPIES PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER, with the plates in 3 states. Considered the most successful of Didot's small-format "cornflower" books, Manon Lescaut features illustrations by Lefèvre, which are "as dramatic as they are inventive" (Ray). Cohen-de Ricci 823-24; Ray French 92. (2)