J. B. Rousseau - Sammlung von 7 antiquarischen Leder- und Halblederbänden (18.–19. Jahrhundert) – Klassiker der - 1779-1808

Collection of 7 Antiquarian Leather and Half-Leather Volumes (18th–19th Century) – Classics of Ancient and French Literature (Virgil, Horace, Rousseau, Plutarch)

Description:

Offered here is a charming and decorative collection of 7 historical books in total, printed between 1779 and 1819 in renowned European printing centers (Paris, Lyon, Mannheim). The collection includes works by classical authors of antiquity as well as significant French writings from the Enlightenment and early 19th century. All volumes have contemporary bindings (half-leather and full leather) and are ideally suited to collectors of antiquarian books as well as bibliophile decoration.

Detailed list of the individual works:


1. Oeuvres Choisies de J. B. Rousseau (1808)

• Author: Jean-Baptiste Rousseau (1670–1741)
• Title: Oeuvres Choisies de J. B. Rousseau, à l'usage des lycées et des écoles secondaires
• Printing/Publisher: Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Mame, Frères, 1808. With the note “Stéréotype d'Herhan”.
• Collation/Number of pages: XV, 440 pages (standard edition).
• Format/Dimensions: approx. 14.5 cm x 9.0 cm (12mo / small octavo).
• Binding: Contemporary half-leather binding, spine with discreet gilt tooling and a spine label, marbled boards.

2. Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera – 2 Volumes (1779)

• Author: Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro)
• Title: Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera (Tomus Primus & Tomus Secundus)
• Printing/Publisher: Mannheim (Mannhemii), Cura & Sumptibus Societatis litteratae, 1779.
• Collation/Number of pages: 2 volumes (complete). Text in Latin. Volume 1 approx. 350–400 pages; Volume 2 approx. 380–420 pages (including indexes).
• Format/Dimensions: approx. 16.5 cm x 10.0 cm (octavo / 8vo).
• Binding: Characteristic: contemporary bookbinding, year 1995

3. Oeuvres Complètes d'Horace – 3 Volumes (1819)

• Author: Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) / translated by Pierre Daru
• Title: Oeuvres Complètes d'Horace, traduites en vers par P. Daru, de l'Académie Française. Cinquième Édition Corrigée (Tome 1, 2 & 3)
• Printing/Publisher: Paris, Chez Janet et Cotelle, Libraires, 1819 (printed by P. Didot L'Aîné).
• Collation/Number of pages: 3 volumes (complete). Text in French and Latin. Approx. 1,100–1,200 pages in total (approx. 350 to 400 pages per volume).
• Format/Dimensions: approx. 17.0 cm x 10.5 cm (octavo / 8vo).
• Binding: Attractive light-brown full-leather volumes (period leather) with gilt decorative lines on the spines and gilt spine titles.

4. Le Plutarque de l'Enfance (1816)

• Author: After Plutarch
• Title: Le Plutarque de l'Enfance, ou Maximes et Traits Historiques extraits des Vies des Hommes Illustres de Plutarque
• Printing/Publisher: Lyon, Chez V.e Buynand née Bruyset, Imprimeur du Roi, 1816.
• Collation/Number of pages: VIII, 442 pages. Illustrated with an engraved portrait plate as a frontispiece before the title page (depicting, among others, Alexander the Great and Hannibal).
• Format/Dimensions: approx. 13.5 cm x 8.5 cm (12mo / small octavo).
• Binding: Rustic full-leather period binding with clear signs of age and use, giving the volume a very authentic, historical character.