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Paris: H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour, Jean-Luc Nyon, and Jean Neaulme, 1758. FIRST EDITION. 608 x 445 mm. (24 x 17"). xiv, 56; [2], vi, 28 pp. Two parts in one volume.. Later (early 20th century?) quarter sheep over marbled boards, raised bands, compartments gilt, reddish-brown leather label with gilt lettering, all edges untrimmed. With large woodcut vignette on title, and 60 ENGRAVED PLATES by Le Bas, Littret de Montigny, Neufforge, and Patte after Le Roy. Brunet III, 103; Millard, French 101. ◆A little rubbing to corners and head and tail of spine, leather a bit faded, chafed, and freckled in places, but the binding entirely sound and still quite pleasing; very faint diagonal crease at lower corner of many leaves, a handful of plates slightly browned (one more noticeably so), other minor issues, but quite a fine copy internally--the vast majority of the contents clean and bright, with deep impressions of the text, with the engravings richly impressed, and with vast margins. With engravings by… Read More