LITERATURE] - Lot 277

LITERATURE] CAYLUS (Anne Claude Philippe de)] OEuvres badines complèttes du comte de Caylus, avec figures, Amsterdam, et se trouve à Paris, chez Visse, 1787. 12 volumes in-8 in full speckled calf, smooth spines richly decorated with gilded decoration, red morocco title-pieces of I: front, 381 pages, (1), 2 black engraved plates out of text; II: 412 pages, 2 plates out of text; III: 379 pages, (1), 2 plates out of text; IV: 378 pages, (1), 2 plates out of text; V: VJ, (3), from 8 to 401 pages, 2 pl. out of text; VI: 457 pages, (2), 2 plates out of text; VII: 467 pages, (3), 2 plates out of text; VIII: 398 pages, (2), 2 plates out of text; IX: 467 pages, (2), 2 plates out of text; X : X, (1) then from 12 to 592 pages, 2 plates out of text; XI: IV, (1), from 6 to 156 pages and 133 pages, 2 plates out of text; XII: 173 pages, (5), from 6 to 351 pages, (4), 1 plate out of text. First edition presenting the work of Caylus (1692-1765, French antiquarian, pioneer of modern archaeology, man of letters and engraver). These romans de chevalerie, historiettes, contes et nouvelles, contes orientaux et féeries and Facéties are illustrated with a portrait engraved by Delaunay jeune after Cochin, and 23 plates by Marillier, engraved by Baquoy, Borgnet, Dambrun, Fessard, De Ghendt, Giraud l'aîné, Hubert, Le Villain, Maillet, Patas and Thomas. Dull corners. Headbands faded. Mottling on volumes V, VI, VII, XII. Handwritten on title page of volume VIII. Binding of volumes 6 and 7 inverted. Some foxing.