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ANACRÉON, SAPHO, BION et MOSCHUS À Paphos, chez...

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ANACRÉON, SAPHO, BION et MOSCHUS À Paphos, chez Le Boucher, 1773. In-4, blond calf, triple fillet, ornate spine, interior lace, gilt edges (Derome le jeune, with his label). First edition of the translation by the Hellenist J. J. Moutonnet-Clairfonds (1740-1813). A frontispiece, 12 vignettes on the title page and 13 culs-de-lampe, engraved in intaglio by Massard after Eisen. A very fine copy in large paper, reprinted in in-4 format in an elegant blond calf binding by Derome le jeune.