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Montesquieu, Le Temple de Gnide (Paris: de l'imprimerie de Didot l'aîné, 1780), 76 pages. This was the first title published in the prestigious "Collection du Comte d'Artois," printed by order of the youngest brother of Louis XVI (who in 1824 became himself king of France as Charles X). The collection would eventually include 35 titles in 64 volumes, all printed by François-Ambroise Didot between 1780 and 1784. According to the bibliographers, no more than 100-120 copies were produced of each volume, with only the first 60 bearing the royal arms on the title page (as in the present copy). First published anonymously in 1725, Le Temple de Gnide (referring to the sanctuary of Aphrodite in Knidos) is an erotico-mythological prose poem in seven cantos which was one of the author's most successful works, along with Lettres persanes and De l'esprit des lois . Contemporary binding in red morocco, triple gilt fillet on sides, decorated smooth spine with title piece in dark green morocco, vibrant blue endpapers, all edges gilt. Sides with a few scratches, headcap damaged. Underlining on title page, interior otherwise impeccable. A very good copy in a typically handsome period binding - see photos for details. The book appears to have a British provenance, showing on the front free endpaper a faint red ink stamp with the monogram "S S" surmounted by a crown. A pencil note states: "Ex-libris Lord Salisbury." In 1782, Louis-Sébastien Mercier emphasized the exceptional quality and rarity of this collection: "Didot a imprimé une collection d'auteurs choisis, en petits formats, pour l'usage de monseigneur comte d'Artois. C'est un chef-d'œuvre de typographie; mais cette collection est excessivement rare, et ne se vend point." ( Tableau de Paris , vol. IV, p. 81)
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