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Condition: Upper cover of volume 1 leveled, 1 lack on the upper cover of volume 2, joints in good condition, solid hinges, flat skinned in places, spine with raised bands decorated with fleurons, gilded volume numbers and title labels, some foxing, edges red, ex-libris in pen "Eugène de Compiègne". Complete in 2 volumes. Original edition.
Content: Grammar, mythology, rhetoric, disposition, elocution, purity of language, passions, customs, fable, art of translating, ode, opera, madrigal, etc...
Apart from the defects reported, copy in good condition. 67494891
