Accession number
PML 140202
Creator
Longus.
Published
Parisiis : P. Didot, 1802.
Credit line
Bequest; Gordon N. Ray; 1987.
Notes
"This magnificent folio ... is said to have been limited to 27 copies."--Ray.
7 of the 9 plates (excepting plates 4 and 5 and including all 3 after Prud'hon), are present in two forms: avant lettres et tablettes, and avec tablettes; with letterpress captions printed on guard tissues.
Illustrated with 3 engravings after Prud'hon by Roger and 6 after Gérard by Godefroy, Marais, and Massard.
7 of the 9 plates (excepting plates 4 and 5 and including all 3 after Prud'hon), are present in two forms: avant lettres et tablettes, and avec tablettes; with letterpress captions printed on guard tissues.
Illustrated with 3 engravings after Prud'hon by Roger and 6 after Gérard by Godefroy, Marais, and Massard.
Description
133 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. (engraving) ; 35 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of Mortimer L. Schiff; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Red morocco by R. Wallis.
Classification
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Department