Etrennes françoises, dédiées à la ville de Paris; pour l'année jubilaire du règne de Louis le Bien-Aimé
Etrennes françoises, dédiées à la ville de Paris; pour l'année jubilaire du règne de Louis le Bien-Aimé
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1766
- Place of printing
- Paris
- Author
- Petity, Jean-Raymond De (Louis Xv) (Gravelot, Gabriel De Saint-A, Ubin)
- Publishers
- Pierre-Guillaume Simon
- Keyword
- coleillus coleantiq fete book louis xv
- Dust jacket
- False
- Languages
- English
- Inscribed
- False
- First edition
- True
Description
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.
