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Edité par Pierre-Guillaume Simon, Paris, 1766
Vendeur : Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Good +. First Edition. Small quarto, 68pp., illustrated. A good or better copy in contemporary mottled calf. Front board detached, but present; title page age-toned and gently chipped along the fore-edge. Rubbing to board edges, as is typical. Beautiful contemporary multicolored marbled endpapers. A serviceable copy of this French heraldry volume, celebrating the 50th year of Louis XV's reign. Suitable for repair.
Edité par Pierre-Guillaume Simon, Paris, 1766
Vendeur : Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Espagne
Edition originale
A PRISTINE COPY OF THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION of this commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Louis XV's coronation. 68 pp plus 8 fine full-page etched plates (complete): two plates depicting heraldic devices: five plates by Chenu, Duclos, and Littret after Gabriel de Saint-Aubin with allegorical medallions (and engraved text) depicting events from Louis' rule; and one full-page allegorical plate. Printed on very fine, thick laid paper with ample margins. The impressions of the etchings are outstanding. 4to. Original paper covers. ENTIRELY UNCUT (26.5 x 20 cm). A couple of leaves with very small, faint, old marginal stains, else FINE AND BRIGHT, and incredibly fresh. Cohen-De Ricci 794. Very rare in this state.
Edité par Pierre-Guillaume Simon, Paris, 1766
Vendeur : Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Espagne
Edition originale
AN UNRECORDED ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION of this commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Louis XV's coronation. 74 pp plus 9 fine full-page etched plates (complete): two plates depicting heraldic devices: five plates by Chenu, Duclos, and Littret after Gabriel de Saint-Aubin with allegorical medallions (and engraved text) depicting events from Louis' rule; and two full-page allegorical plates. AN UNRECORDED ISSUE, with an additional section devoted to the founding of the Academie Royale d'Ecriture. This section comprises 5 text pages not described in recorded editions and a full-page plate by Defehrt after Monnet (an allegory of writing). Printed on very fine, thick laid paper with ample margins. The impressions of the etchings are outstanding. 4to. Bound in quarter calf and decorated boards. Binding a bit worn, with leather missing from top of spine. Internally FINE AND BRIGHT, and incredibly fresh. Cohen-De Ricci 794.