Lettres ê Emilie sur la Mythologie
In six parts. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates by Doheny drawings by Moreau le Jeune, printed on mounted India proofs. 1 vols
1860 · Paris
by Demoustier, Charles-Albert
Paris: Furne, 1860. In six parts. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates by Doheny drawings by Moreau le Jeune, printed on mounted India proofs. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Half citron morocco and marbled boards, richly gilt spine with leather label, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Minor scuff marks to spine, otherwise fine. Moreau le Jeune. In six parts. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates by Doheny drawings by Moreau le Jeune, printed on mounted India proofs. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. With Plates by Moreau. Demoustier's letters to a schoolgirl on the sometimes delicate and racy myths of the Greeks were all the rage at the end of the 18th century, and his book went through several editions -- with the Moreau plates they are racy indeed. (Inventory #: 54709)