SCARRON, Paul. OEuvres de Scarron. - Lot 290

SCARRON, Paul. OEuvres de Scarron. Published in Paris by David père, Durand and Pissot in 1752. In 12 volumes of In octavo / In-8 (140x80 mm) format. Brown granite calf, smooth spines decorated with horizontal gilt fillets, oxblood morocco and fawn leather title-pieces, gilt small-ink decorated boxes, red edges. 2 ff.n.ch., 341 pages; 2 ff.n.ch., 336 pages; 6 ff.n.ch., 341 pages; 2 ff.n.ch., 273 pages; 12 ff.n.ch., 165 pages, 8 ff.n.ch. ; 8 ff.n.ch., 309 pages ; 2 ff.n.ch.., 288 pages; 10 ff.n.ch., 390 pages; 4 ff.n.ch., 205 pages, 2 ff.n.ch.; 2 ff.n.ch., 172 pages; 2 ff.n.ch., 324 pages, 5 ff.n.ch.; 2 ff.n.ch., 306 pages, 11 copper-engraved headbands. Headband damage (headbands removed from volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, X, XI, XII), some spotting, rare brown spots. Beautiful edition illustrated with fine engravings by Jacques de Sève (1715-1795) after drawings by Jean Pelletier (1736-...) and Jean-Charles Baquoy (1721-1777) of the complete works of Paul Scarron. His best-known works, Virgile Travesti and Roman comique, can be found in volumes III, IV, V and VI, VII, VIII respectively. A pleasant, well-preserved set.