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Tasso La Gerusalemme Liberata

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Tasso (Torquato) La Gerusalemme Liberata,
2 vol., 2 engraved frontispieces by Henriquez after Gravelot, 2 engraved titles with vignettes by Drouët, engraved dedication f. by Le Roy, 20 engraved plates, 9 full-page illustrations, 20 head-pieces and 14 tail-pieces by Baquoy, Duclos, Lingée, Le Roy, Patas, Ponce and others after Gravelot, contemporary crushed red morocco, probably by Derôme le jeune, covers with triple gilt filet borders, flat spine to a gilt design by Gravelot, corners bumped, spines slightly faded and with gilt dulled, rubbed at extremities, g.e., [Cohen-De Ricci 974; Ray 22a], 8vo, Paris, A.Delalain, P.Durand & G.C. Molini, 1771.

***"Très belle édition" (Cohen-De Ricci). The 'reliure de présent', designed by Gravelot, is probably by Derôme le jeune and was used only for copies of this edition of Tasso..

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Bloomsbury Auctions 25th Anniversary Sale
3:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2008

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