133. PLAUTE. Marci Accii Plauti Comoediae Quae supersunt. Pa - Lot 133

133. PLAUTE. Marci Accii Plauti Comoediae Quae supersunt. Paris, J. Barbou, 1759. 3 vols. in-12, 348 p. ; 364 p. ; 558 p., marbled fawn basane, smooth ornate spine, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges (period binding). Frontispiece in each volume after Charles Eisen. Provenance: from the library of Jean Debry (1760-1834), attested by his bookplate engraved with the imperial eagle on the back cover. Jean Debry was a deputy at the Convention, where he voted for the death of Louis XVI, and a member of the Comité de salut public (Public Safety Committee), before coming into contact with Bonaparte and being re-elected to the Cinq-Cents. He cooperated in the Floréal coup d'état and was appointed Prefect of Doubs. During the Hundred Days, he accepted the prefecture of Bas-Rhin from the Emperor, but was dismissed during the Second Restoration and exiled to Mons, where he lived out his remaining years. Bindings slightly rubbed. (Cohen, 808). Attached: PLINO THE ANCIENT. Caii Plinii Secundi Historiae Naturalis Libri XXXVII. Quos Recensuit et Notis Illustravit Gabriel Brotier. Paris, J. Barbou, 1779. 5 volumes in-12, xxxvi, 496 p. ; 512 p. ; 552 p. ; 532 p. ; 480 p., marbled fawn basane, smooth ornate spine, triple gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges (period binding). Frontispiece after Clément-Pierre Marillier. Bindings slightly rubbed, needing a sixth volume for a complete set.