1753 French Translation of John Milton's Paradise Lost with Comte/Count Bookplates (Complete Set in Four Volumes)
1753 French Translation of John Milton's Paradise Lost with Comte/Count Bookplates (Complete Set in Four Volumes)
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Set of 4 Antique Book Set of Paradise by Milton
Mid-18th C French translation set of John Milton's Paradise Lost
Published by Chez David I'aine, rue du Hurepoix, au Saint Esprit
1753
Complete in four volumes
Contemporary full calf leather with gilt fleurons, raised bands, and red morocco spine labels
Marbled end papagers and woodcut printer's book plate
Old manuscript inscription (Mr. Petit Foy) on endpaper
Translation is by Dupre de Saint-Maur, the most celebrated 18th C French redition of Milton's Paradise Lost
David I'Aine (Paris) is one of the finest and most elegant, often cited in bibliographic references such as Brunet and Graesse
By the mid-18th C, Le Paradis Perdu was a touchstone of Englightenment literature in France
1753 edition was issued in luxury bindings for the educated elite, often imported to aristocratic libraries and salons
Features 18th C Armorial Bookplate - Serpent/Dolphin in cartouche shape was a recurring heraldic device used by French nobles of the ancien regime, particularly those with Dauphine or naval ties
Crown - Nine pearls designated a Comte/Count (this was a count's coronet)
Allin - refers to Jean-Baptiste Allin (1740-1760 active), an engraver known for ex-libris and printer's ornaments
Look at Guigard's Armorial du Bibliophile (1870-1875) or Olivier's Manuel del'Amateur de Livres Armories Francais to find the plate (French court)
Set of 4 Antique Book Set of Paradise by Milton
Mid-18th C French translation set of John Milton's Paradise Lost
Published by Chez David I'aine, rue du Hurepoix, au Saint Esprit
1753
Complete in four volumes
Contemporary full calf leather with gilt fleurons, raised bands, and red morocco spine labels
Marbled end papagers and woodcut printer's book plate
Old manuscript inscription (Mr. Petit Foy) on endpaper
Translation is by Dupre de Saint-Maur, the most celebrated 18th C French redition of Milton's Paradise Lost
David I'Aine (Paris) is one of the finest and most elegant, often cited in bibliographic references such as Brunet and Graesse
By the mid-18th C, Le Paradis Perdu was a touchstone of Englightenment literature in France
1753 edition was issued in luxury bindings for the educated elite, often imported to aristocratic libraries and salons
Features 18th C Armorial Bookplate - Serpent/Dolphin in cartouche shape was a recurring heraldic device used by French nobles of the ancien regime, particularly those with Dauphine or naval ties
Crown - Nine pearls designated a Comte/Count (this was a count's coronet)
Allin - refers to Jean-Baptiste Allin (1740-1760 active), an engraver known for ex-libris and printer's ornaments
Look at Guigard's Armorial du Bibliophile (1870-1875) or Olivier's Manuel del'Amateur de Livres Armories Francais to find the plate (French court)