[VARIA LITTÉRATURE] - Lot 112

[VARIA LITTÉRATURE] - LA BRUYÈRE (Jean de): Les caractères de Théophraste, avec les caractères et les moeurs de ce siècle. Amsterdam, Changuion, 1741. 2 volumes in-12: 4f., 48pp., 487pp. / 2f., 580pp. Contemporary grained fawn calf, ornate ribbed spines, fawn titles and endpapers, bumping to headpieces, gilt roulette on edges, red edges. - MOUHY (chevalier de): La mouche, ou les aventures de M. Bigand. Paris, Dupuis, 1736. 4 parts in 2 volumes in-12. Light half-tone at head of first volume, at foot of second. Contemporary fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated, defects (cracked jaws, leather missing). - BOILEAU (Nicolas): OEuvres diverses avec le traité du sublime ou du merveilleux. Paris, Thierry, 1683. In-12; frontispiece and 4 plates hors texte. Roughness of signatures. Contemporary fawn calf, spine ribbed and ornamented, headband with accident, rubbing, gilt roulette on edges. - GUARINI: Le berger fidèle translated from the Italian. Cologne, Marteau, 1686. In-12: 11f., 573pp. Contemporary speckled fawn calf, spine ribbed, small leather tears, spine forced, raised quires. - OWEN (John): Les épigrammes d'Owen traduits en vers françois par Monsieur Le Brun. Paris, Ribou, 1709. In-12: 6f. 164pp. 8f. Contemporary speckled fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red title page, gilt roulette on edges, dull corners, red edges. - The second part of Martial's epigrams. Slne., sd. In-8: 19f. (including false title frontispiece; title page probably missing), 581pp. Contemporary tan granulated basane, spine ribbed, headbands worn, leather missing, corners dulled. Set of 8 volumes.