Lot Details

Description

Ariosto Ludovico (1474-1533). Roland Furieux. Poème Héroïque traduit par A.-J. Du Pays et illustré par Gustave Doré. Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie. 1879.

First edition en Francaise with the engraved plates by Doré

Rare deluxe edition, limited to only 40 numbered copies on Whitman paper. This copy is no. 1. A highly prized collector’s item, illustrated with engravings by Gustave Doré, both in text and as full page plates. Literary translation by A.-J. Du Pays. Contemporary half-leather binding with raised bands and gilt titles. Marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt. Paper: Whitman paper.

Dimensions

Large Folio (19,25x13,39in)

Provenience

Private collection

Condition

Genuine copy, well preserved. Some minor surface rubbing on the spine.

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