Lot n° 530
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Copy on large paper - Lot 530
Copy on large paper
LORRIS (Guillaume de) - MEUNG (Jehan de)
Le Roman de la Rose. Paris, Fournier et fils ; Didot, 1799 (an VII).
5 volumes large in-8: 435pp. / ; portrait frontispiece by De Meung and 6 plates hors texte by Monet and engraved by Patas. One of the 350 copies printed on large paper.
Contemporary fawn roots calf, ornate smooth spines, red title-pieces, black tomoon cabochons, rose irons, some wear, one bit split in volume I, gilt fillet on edges, marbled edges.
Scholarly edition published after those of Lenglet Dufresnoy and J.B. Lantin de Damerey.
A fine typographical impression from the presses of Didot jeune (Brunet III, 1175).
Provenance: Printed bookplate A4514 of Aspit de Saint Amand.
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