FLORIAN, (Jean-Pierre Claris de). - (Oeuvres complètes; on half-titles:) Oeuvres de Florian. 24 in 12 vols.

1808-09; Gide 1806-1807; Librairie économique, n.d.; Briand 1810 With 24 engr. frontispieces. 18mo. 19th-century half calf, flat spines with two labels. Paris, H. Nicolle, à la librairie stéréotype, 1808-09; Gide 1806-1807; Librairie économique, n.d.; Briand 1810. Collected writings of Florian (1755-1794) in a twenty-four volume suite in 18mo as mentioned by Cohen/de Ricci, but in a different arrangement. The following works are present: Galathée pastorale imitée de Cervantes, Nouvelles I-II, Numa Pompilius I-II, Théâtre I-III, Mélanges de poésie, Estelle, Gonzalve de Cordoue I-III, Fables, Don Quichotte I-VI, Guillaume Tell, Eliezer et Nephtaly, Nouveaux mélanges de poésie, La jeunesse de Florian. Didot was the first to publish a collected edition in 18mo from 1784-1792, the present set is very much in Didot's style. Most frontispieces are composed of 5 medallions with different scenes, engraved by Jean-Baptiste Fosseyeux (or Fossoyeux, 1752-1824), a pupil of de Launay and Moreau le jeune. - Some spotting, ms. name "Schinz" on titles or half-titles. - Cf. Cohen/de Ricci 403; Brunet II, 1306-07; Quérard, La France littéraire, III, 142. Not in Brivois and Sander. LITERATURE: FRENCH ; LITERATUR: FREMDSPRACHIGE ;

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