[CURIOSA - SEDAINE (Michel Jean) - POINSINET (Antoine-Alexandre-Henri)].
The Temptation of Saint Anthony, with figures and music.
[Followed by]: For the day of Saint Peter.
[And of]: The Potpourri of Loth, decorated with figures and music.
London, 1782. - 3 parts in one volume in-18, 119 x 74 : frontispiece, 11 ff. 16 pp. of engraved music, 8 plates ; (1 f.), 5 pp. 1 plate ; frontispiece, 11 ff. ill-foliated 12, 24 pp. of engraved music, 8 plates. Speckled tan calf, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt border inside, gilt edges (period binding).

Dutel, A-1050 - Pia, Les Livres de l'Enfer, col. 1405. - Fontaine, Cazin, l'éponyme galvaudé, p. 206.

Another copy of the same work, in contemporary binding

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The margins are shorter.

Head joint damaged, one corner dull, split at one hinge. Scattered foxing.
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[CURIOSA - SEDAINE (Michel Jean) - POINSINET (Antoine-Alexandre-Henri)]. The Temptation of Saint Anthony, with figures and music. [Followed by]: For the day of Saint Peter. [And of]: The Potpourri of Loth, decorated with figures and music. London, 1782. - 3 parts in one volume in-18, 119 x 74 : frontispiece, 11 ff. 16 pp. of engraved music, 8 plates ; (1 f.), 5 pp. 1 plate ; frontispiece, 11 ff. ill-foliated 12, 24 pp. of engraved music, 8 plates. Speckled tan calf, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt border inside, gilt edges (period binding). Dutel, A-1050 - Pia, Les Livres de l'Enfer, col. 1405. - Fontaine, Cazin, l'éponyme galvaudé, p. 206. Another copy of the same work, in contemporary binding . The margins are shorter. Head joint damaged, one corner dull, split at one hinge. Scattered foxing.

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€312
Buyer's premium
25%
[CURIOSA - SEDAINE (Michel Jean) - POINSINET (Antoine-Alexandre-Henri)]. The Temptation of Saint Anthony, with figures and music. [Followed by]: For the day of Saint Peter. [And of]: The Potpourri of Loth, decorated with figures and music. London, 1782. - 3 parts in one volume in-18, 119 x 74 : frontispiece, 11 ff. 16 pp. of engraved music, 8 plates ; (1 f.), 5 pp. 1 plate ; frontispiece, 11 ff. ill-foliated 12, 24 pp. of engraved music, 8 plates. Speckled tan calf, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt border inside, gilt edges (period binding). Dutel, A-1050 - Pia, Les Livres de l'Enfer, col. 1405. - Fontaine, Cazin, l'éponyme galvaudé, p. 206. Another copy of the same work, in contemporary binding . The margins are shorter. Head joint damaged, one corner dull, split at one hinge. Scattered foxing.
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