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Lully, Jean-Baptiste Three first and early editions of his operas Achille et Polixène, Tragédie Dont le Prologue & les quatre derniers Actes ont esté mis en Musique par P. Collasse...Et le premier Acte par feu Mre J. B. de Lully [score], Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1687, FIRST EDITION, 2 leaves, xxxviii and 316 pages, folio (c.38 x 25cm), type-set music, correction slip laid down on p.271, early ownership inscription to front pastedown ("ce livre apartient a Mademoiselle de Marin [?]"), some modern pencil annotations, Dolmetsch Library stamp and pencil shelfmark ("II D 39") to verso of title, nineteenth-century book seller's printed notice to upper cover, contemporary mottled calf, splitting at joints, covers scuffed and worn, some damp-staining Armide, Tragédie...Nouvelle édition. Oeuvre XVIII [score], Paris: J.-B.-C.-Ballard, 1725, 4, 188 pages, folio (38.2 x 26.3cm), printed title, table and advertisement, engraved music, woodcut initials, six illustrative head-pieces, ownership inscription to title ("Hedouin [?]"), Dolmetsch Library stamp and pencil shelfmark ("II D 40") to verso of title, manuscript Dolmetsch Library label to head of spine, contemporary mottled calf, covers scuffed and corners worn, splitting at joints Atys, Tragédie...Seconde édition. Oeuvre VI [score], Paris: J.-B.-C.-Ballard, 1720, 4, 225 pages, folio (38.3 x 24.8cm), printed title, table and advertisement, woodcut initials, six illustrative head-pieces, early ownership inscriptions ("...Monsieur Legras de baulieu"), Dolmetsch Library stamp and pencil shelfmark ("II D 41") to verso of title, contemporary mottled calf, binding worn but sound LITERATURE: RISM L 2930, L 2958 and L 2965Condition report Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The