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CHODERLOS DE LACLOS, Pierre-Ambroise-François

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Les Liaisons dangereuses Londres (mais Paris), 1796 (but 1812) Reprint in 1812 of the 1797 edition of 2 volumes in-8 (210 x 132mm). Illustration: 2 frontispieces and 12 plates, i.e. 14 plates (out of 15, one plate is missing on t. I) by Monnet, Marguerite Gérard and Fragonard fils engraved by Bacquoy, Duplessi-Bertaux, Godefroy, Langlois, Lemire, Lingée, Masquelier, Patas, Pauquet, Du Préel, Simonet and Trière. Illustration added: 6 plates (out of 8) of Le Barbier aîné engraved by Halbou, Thomas, Delignon, Dambrun and Simonnet from the first illustrated edition. Bindings from the period. Long spine of long-grained blue morocco paper, ornamented and gilt, blue morocco paper covers, entirely untrimmed. Some stitching Reference: Cohen-de Ricci 234-236