ANACRÉON

Ανακρεοντος Τηιου μελη. [The Poems of Anacreon of Teos] Paris, Grangé, 1754 COPY ON HOLLAND PAPER. CHARMING VOLUME GATHERING THE GREEK TEXT AND ITS TRANSLATION 2 parts, one in greek the other in french, in 1 volume in-12 (125 x 90 mm). Small copper engraved vignettes by Moreau on the title pages. Numerous varied woodcuts. Translation by François Gacon COLLATION: (1) : π1 A-Λ4 (without Λ4 blank) : (43) ff.; (2) : π4 A-K4 : (44) ff. CONTENTS: (1): π1r: Ανακρεοντος Τηιου μελη, π1v: Greek text; (2): π1r: false title, π2r: The Poems of Anacreon, translated from Greek into French verse, π3r: text in French ISSUE : one of the few copies on hollande ANNOTATION in an old hand on the title page of the second part specifying the translator : "Gacon, dit le poëte sans fard" BINDING ATTRIBUTABLE TO DEROME. red morocco, gilt decoration, triple fillet in frame, long spine decorated, gilt edges PROVENANCE: probably the copy of George Dunn (1865-1912; his sale, London, III, 1917, n° 1789: "large paper, 2 vol. in 1, old French red morocco, full gilt fioreate back, line sides, g. e. (Derome)") Slight foxing to some of the first leaves. Slight rubbing to the binding. BIBLIOGRAPHY: for provenance: Seymour de Ricci, pp. 182-183