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D’Ussieux, Louis. Le Décaméron François. 2 vols.

With 2 engr. fleurons, 10 plates, 10 vignettes and 10 cul-de-lampes by Caresme, Gère, Desrais, Eisen et Martini, all engraved. (4), XII, 322 pp.; (6), 312 pp. Large 8vo. Contemp. calf with gilt decoration on spine and gilt fillets around boards. Red and green labels on spine. – Paris, Nyon and Belin, 1783.

Collection of ten storries by French writer and historian Louis d’Ussieux (1744–1805). The collection was intitially published in 1772. With bookplates of Charles Perrochet (1860-1949) and the Mathematician Michel Chasles (1793–1880). – Brunet 1001; Sander 1939; – Spines and extremities rubbed. Few stains and some foxing inside. Fine copy in all. – Best.-Nr. 26414