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[DORAT, Claude-Joseph]. Les baisers précédés du Mois de mai, poëme. The Hague and Paris: Lambert & Delalain, 1770. 8o. Title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by Marillier, engraved vignette by Eisen, one engraved plate by Eisen, 22 head-pieces by Eisen and 22 tail-pieces by Eisen (20) and Marillier (2) engraved by Longueil, Aliament, Baquoy, Binet, Delaunay, Lingée, Masquelier, Massard, Née and Ponce. (Minor browning to some pages, occasional light offsetting.) Contemporary calf gilt fillet border on covers, spine elaboratly gilt with red morocco letting piece; slipcase. Provenance: S.E. Neugebauer (bookplate). Large paper copy (222 x 143 mm) on hollande paper. First issue with title printed in red and black, sub-title and headings printed in red, pagination errors in Le mois de mai.
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[DORAT, Claude-Joseph]. Les baisers précédés du Mois de mai, poëme. The Hague and Paris: Lambert & Delalain, 1770. 8o. Title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by Marillier, engraved vignette by Eisen, one engraved plate by Eisen, 22 head-pieces by Eisen and 22 tail-pieces by Eisen (20) and Marillier (2) engraved by Longueil, Aliament, Baquoy, Binet, Delaunay, Lingée, Masquelier, Massard, Née and Ponce. (Minor browning to some pages, occasional light offsetting.) Contemporary calf gilt fillet border on covers, spine elaboratly gilt with red morocco letting piece; slipcase. Provenance: S.E. Neugebauer (bookplate). Large paper copy (222 x 143 mm) on hollande paper. First issue with title printed in red and black, sub-title and headings printed in red, pagination errors in Le mois de mai.