384. 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.
est. £3000 – £4000
“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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