PLAUTE - Marci Accii Plauti Comoediæ quæ supersunt. - 1759

PLAUTE.

Marci Accii Plauti Comedies which survive.
Complete in 3 volumes.

1759, published by J. Barbou, Paris.
3 volumes, in-12, bound, totaling 548 pages; 564 pages; and 558 pages, from the period, full calf bindings, light tan, with spines divided into 5 compartments decorated with panels, fillets, fleurons, friezes, volume and title labels, stamped in gold; title and volume labels in red morocco; triple gold fillet framing the covers; all edges gilt.
Good overall condition, fresh interior, a well-maintained example.

Luxury edition in Latin, as the prestigious publisher Barbou was known for, illustrated with three frontispieces and three vignettes, engraved on steel, signed by C. EISEN and engraved by L. Lempereur. (The frontispiece of the first volume is unsigned but is indeed attributed to Eisen); as well as numerous tailpieces, initials, and banners, engraved on wood.