Nov 09, 2010 - Sale 2229

Sale 2229 - Lot 64

Price Realized: $ 1,920
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
FÉNELON, FRANÇOIS. Les Aventures de Télémaque. 71 (of 72) engraved plates by Jean-Baptiste Tilliard after Charles Monnet and 24 leaves of engraved calligraphic text summaries, all with tissue guards. [10], 309, [1]; 297, [3] pages, including engraved additional title dated 1773. 2 volumes. Large 4to, 320x242 mm, red morocco handsomely gilt with period-style dentelle borders by Josefina L. Díez Lassaletta circa 1965; morocco-edged board slipcase; occasional toning or browning variously affecting some plates, dark stains on last few plates, restoration in blank lower outer corners at end of Volume 2. Brunet II, 1215; Cohen-de Ricci 384-86. [Paris]: Imprimerie de Monsieur, 1785