Description
BEAUTIFUL EDITION with a copper-engraved portrait of Fontenelle by De Launay after Voiriot.
The edition was long attributed to Cazin, but according to Fontaine, it is more likely to be a precursor of this format, which is representative of the output of booksellers in Lyon.
Charming copies bound in contemporary full morocco.
Geneva,[Unpublished],1777.2 volsIn 16, Bound,70 x 115 mm,196 pp ; 192 pp .
Bound in contemporary style. Full red morocco, ornate smooth spines, triple gilt fillets framing the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, inner lace, gilt edges.