BOILEAU-DESPREAUX (Nicolas). Works by Boileau Despréaux. Printed by order of the King for the education of Monseigneur le Dauphin. Paris, Imprimerie de Didot l'aîné, 1789, 2 vols. in-4, old-red morocco, spines with false-nerves decorated with gilded dotted lines, fillets and lyres, framed with triple gilded fillet on the boards, double gilded fillet on the edges, gilded edges, gilded garlands on the inside covers, endpapers lined with green paper (period binding). Collection of classical French and Latin authors. Limited edition of 250 copies. A fine copy.