Four parts bound in two 18mo volumes (1-2 & 3-4), half polished brown calf, dot-ruled, flat spine with gilt bands and lettering, marbled boards, some plates with guard sheets, margins sparkled red.
Title-page: LES LIAISONS | DANGEREUSES, | Ou Lettres recueillies dans une | société, et publiées pour l’ins- | truction de quelques autres. | par C….. de L… | — | J’ai vu les mœurs de mon temps, et j’ai publié | ces Lettres. | J. J. Rous. Préf. De la nouv. Hél. | PREMIÈRE PARTIE. | — | A GENEVE. | 1792. ||
Vol. 1:
Pagination: ffep, blank, [2] – h.t., [i, ii] – t.p. part one, [iii] iv-xxij, [1] 2-245 [246] + 2 plates (p. 26 & p. 75); [1, 2] – h.t., [3, 4] – t.p. part two, [5] 6-233 [234], fep + 2 plates (p. 59 & p. 222).
Collation: part 1: a12, A-M18 N5; part 2: A-M18 N9, plus four plates by various engravers after Le Barbier.
Vol. 2:
Pagination: ffep, blank, [1, 2] – h.t., [3, 4] – t.p. part three, [5] 6-225 [226] + 2 plates (p. 69 & p. 215); [1, 2] – h.t., [3, 4] – t.p. part four, [5] 6-250, fep + 2 plates (p. 25 & p. 201).
Collation: part 3: A-M18 N5; part 4: A-N18 O5, plus four plates by various engravers after Le Barbier.
Illustrations: After Le Barbier, engravers: Halbou (1), Simonet (1), N. Thomas (2), Dambrun (2), and Delignon (2). In the first illustration (vol. 1, part one, p. 26) Le Barbier signed “Le Barbier Jnv. 1794”, however, the edition was published (anonymously) in 1792. Cohen-De Ricci mentions an edition of 1794 (Paris: Maradan) and 1801 (Genéve) with the same plates. Lewine mentions a reprint of 1794 without naming the publisher.
Catalogue raisonné: Cohen-De Ricci: 234-5, Ray: p. 79; Lewine: 109-10.
Contributors:
Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François (French, 1741 – 1803) – author.
Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (French, 1738 – 1826) – artist
Engravers:
Dambrun, Jean (French, 1741 – c. 1808)
Delignon, Jean Louis (French, 1755 – 1804)
Halbou, Louis Michel (1730 – 1809)
Thomas, N. (French, c. 1750 – 1812)
Simonet, Jean-Baptiste Blaise (French, 1742 – 1813)
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Binding | Calf , Hardcover |
| Size | 13.7 x 9 cm , 18mo |
| Subject | 18th century , Aristocracy (Social class) , Epistolary novel , Fiction , France , French literature , Illustrated books , Letters , Love , Love letter , Man-woman relationships , Seduction |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Period | 18 AD , Late 18th century |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Engraving , Etching , Laid paper , Paper |
| Edition | Book , Illustrated book |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1792 |
| Catalogue raisonne | Cohen, de Ricci (1912) , Ray, French Illustrated Book |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
