LOUVET DE COUVRAY, Jean-Baptiste (1760--1797)
[Émilie de Varmont. 1791]
Émilie de Varmont, ou le divorce nécessaire, et les amours du curé Sévin. Par l'auteur de Faublas. Tome premier. (-- troisieme.)
Paris (Place), chez Bailly, libraire; et chez les marchands de nouveautés,, 1791.
3 vols ; 12.3 cm. (12º)
I: 160 p.
II: 174 p.
III: [4], 191, [1] p.

'L'Auteur de Faublas' = Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvray. A page-for-page reprint was issued the same year (q.v.), priority of issue not known. This edition has a thick-thin rule above the imprint date and Bailly's address reading 'vis à vis la Barriere des Sergens; ...', and the leaf A3 head-piece is made up of small typographical ornaments. Title-page of vol. III includes price 'Prix 3 livres 12 sous'.

Copy Notes Engraved bookplate of 'The Hon^ble.. M^rs.. Lionel Damer.' within decorative frame. Volume I front pastedown inscribed in pencil with price 9/, and front free-endpaper inscribed in ink Ecrit par M^sr. Louvet/ deputé de .


Binding C18th half sprinkled calf, marbled-paper boards, gilt-tooled spines, red and green leather spine-labels.

Reference Number 974

Additional Names Damer, Mrs Lionel