ANACREON. Anacreontis teii Odaria. Praefixo commentario quo poetae genus traditur et bibliotheca Anacreonteia adumbratur. Additis var lectionibus. Parma: ex regio typographeio [Bodoni], [15 September 1784]. - Large in-8, 249 x 173 : (2 ff.), LXXXII, 103 pp. Red long-grained morocco, gilt floral roulette on the boards, spine decorated with nerves, gilt roulette inside, blue silk lining and endpapers, gilt edges (P. Bozérian jeune). Superb and extremely rare edition of Anacreon's odes, printed in cursive Greek by the famous Italian engraver and typographer Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813). It is dedicated to José Nicolas de Azara (1730-1804), a Spanish statesman and diplomat but also a man of letters and sciences, who played an important role during the arrival of the French in Italy in 1796 and 1798 . Brunet claimed that there were at least 112 on ordinary paper and 4 or 6 on large paper of Holland. The illustration consists of a portrait of Anacreon in medallion on the title and a vignette representing the genius of Spain, under the emblem of a seated woman, holding a spear and a shield with the arms of the country, at the head of the epistle. A PRECIOUS COPY, ONE OF THE FEW ON LARGE HOLLAND PAPER, BOUND BY BOZÉRIAN JEUNE FOR JEAN ANDOCHE JUNOT, DUKE OF ABRANTÈS (1771-1813). It includes at the head a printed leaf indicating: "From the library of the general colonel of the hussars Junot, grand officer of the Empire, 1st aide-de-camp of the emperor Napoleon I, grand-cordon of the legion of honor, grand-cross of the order of Christ, commander of the royal order of the iron crown, governor general of the states of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla. 1806". As often, the leaf containing the printer's notice and the 6-page dedication to the King of Sardinia is missing. A perfectly preserved copy.