Ariosto. — *The Furious Roland*. An heroic poem by Ariosto. - Lot 424

Ariosto. — *The Furious Roland*. An heroic poem by Ariosto. A new translation by M. d’Ussieux. Paris, Brunet, 1775–1783. 4 volumes in-8, bound in full grained calfskin, covers adorned with gilt frames, smooth decorated spines with red title and volume number labels, interior gilt borders, gilt edges - Spine cracked or heavily worn, 4 cap bands worn down or with tears, scattered foxing - [3 ff.], 321 pp.; 391 pp. (including the title page); 407 pp.; 410 pp. Illustrated with a portrait engraved by Fiquet after Eisen and Titian, as a frontispiece, and 92 hand-colored plates as pre-text illustrations, drawn by Cipriani, Cochin, Eisen, Monnet, and Moreau, and engraved by Ponce, Bartholozzi, De Launay, Lingée... Particularly sought after for the engravings in the so-called Baskerville suite, here in good condition.