Lot 175
- 175
LE TASSE. LA GERUSALEMME LIBERATA. DIDOT, 1784. MAROQUIN ROUGE ATTRIBUABLE À BRADEL. LUXUEUSE ÉDITION.
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description
- Torquato Tasso
- La Gerusalemme liberata.Paris, François-Ambroise Didot l'Aîné, 1784.
2 volumes in-4 (230 x 305 mm. Maroquin rouge, roulettes dorées néoclassiques en encadrement, dos à nerfs orné de vases et de motifs dorés, dentelle intérieure dorée, doublure et gardes de soie moirée bleue, tranches dorées (Reliure de l'époque). Étuis.Quelques griffes sur les plats, mors légèrement frottés, rares rousseurs. Dans une très belle reliure attribuable à François-Paul Bradel, successeur de Derome dit Bradel-Derome. Frontispice et 40 figures gravées d'après Charles-Nicolas Cochin. Le tirage aurait été limité à 200 exemplaires, sur beau papier vélin. Très luxueuse édition, imprimée par Didot sur l'ordre du comte de Provence, frère de Louis XVI. Elle est ornée d'un frontispice et de 40 figures de Cochin, gravés par Dambrun, Launay, Saint-Aubin, etc., hors texte, en premier tirage.
Provenance
Baron Auguste Ménard de Marsainvilliers (Drouot, 17 mars 1993, lot 190).
Literature
Cohen, 976-977.
Condition
Quelques griffes sur les plats, mors légèrement frottés, rares rousseurs.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."