CAMOËNS (Luis de). *La Lusiada*, an epic poem in ten cantos. - Lot 42

CAMOËNS (Luis de). *La Lusiada*, an epic poem in ten cantos. Paris, Nyon the Elder, 1776. 2 volumes in-8, porphyry calf, triple gilt fillet, smooth decorated spine with dark green title labels and red volume numbers, marbled edges (contemporary binding). First edition of the prose translation by Vaquette d’Hermilly, revised by La Harpe. 10 unsigned illustrations, attributed to Charles Eisen. (Cohen, col. 200.) A fine copy. A hole missing two letters on folio S6 of Volume I. Slight water stain along the edge of a few folios. Two rounded corners.

Estimate:£428.69

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