Fine Books and Manuscripts

Romances, par M. Berquin. Paris: Published by the author 1788.12mo (5 1/4 x 3 3/8), finely bound in full red morocco with green leather spine labels, a.e.g. Early edition (not first edition). With 10 fine plates of Borel (lacking 18 leaves of music). Previous owner's attractive engraved armorial bookplate neatly affixed to the front pastedown endpaper: Sir David Lionel Goldsmid Stern Salomons.