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FLORIAN (Jean-Pierre Claris de).

Gonzalve of Córdoba, or the Reconquest of Granada. 

Published in Lyon by J. B. Cormon and Blanc, Year XIII – 1805.

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Gonzalve of Córdoba, or the Reconquest of Granada. 

Published in Lyon by J. B. Cormon and Blanc, Year XIII – 1805.

3 volumes in-12. Midnight blue morocco, raised ribbed spine decorated with a gold fillet, author, title and volume number in gold, panels richly decorated with small ironwork, covers decorated in the Duseuil style, gold roulette on the inside, edges gilt on marbled paper [Note] (small tear at the corner of the margin on p. 169 of vol. 2 and p. 11 of vol. 3; soiling at the margin on p. 16 of vol. 3). A charming small-format edition printed in Lyon and illustrated with three unsigned copper-engraved frontispieces. Usually found only in editions of the Œuvres.

Léon Rattier (1824–1902), a bibliophile from Lorraine (gilded coat-of-arms bookplate).

A fine copy in a luxurious binding, beautifully crafted by Allô.