COURIER (Paul-Louis). Memoirs, correspondence and unpublishe - Lot 213

COURIER (Paul-Louis). Memoirs, correspondence and unpublished opuscules. Paris, A. Sautelet et Cie, Alexandre Mesnier, 1828. 2 volumes in-8°, half green basane, smooth spine decorated, marbled edges (period binding). An example of French epistolary art, best known for his "Conversation chez la comtesse d'Albany". Spine faded, slight foxing. ENCLOSED: LONGUS. Les Pastorales [...] ou Daphnis et Chloé. Translation by Messire Jacques AMYOT. In-8°, cherry half-calf, cold-stamped palmette on boards, smooth spine decorated with cold-stamping (contemporary binding). Fifth edition revised, corrected, supplemented and largely redone by Paul-Louis COURIER. Ex-libris of Dr. Bernard. Rousseurs. ATTACHED: La Luciade ou l'âne de Lucius de Patras, with the Greek text revised from several manuscripts. A Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Bobée, 1818. In-12, red half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillet, ornate ribbed spine, gilt head (19th-century binding). TOGETHER FOUR VOLUMES.