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Lutetiĉ Parisiorum: Sumptibus Mich. Steph. David filii, 1744. xlviii,392,[1]pp. Small octavo. Contemporary deep red French morocco, spine gilt extra with floral devices within five compartments, gilt ruled borders, gilt inner dentelles, contrasting morocco label, marbled endleaves, a.e.g. Engraved frontis and two engraved plates, five head- and tail-pieces. Small spot in lower margin of frontis, stamp of Herzoglicher s. Meiningischer Bibliothek on verso of title and case number on verso of free endsheet, minute worm hole near toe of upper joint (with no internal penetration), otherwise a handsome, near fine copy. First this edition, illustrated with the three plates after C.N. Cochin, and the illustrative head- and tail- pieces by J.B.M. Pierre, all engraved by E. Fessard. Edited, with a brief life, by Stephan A. Phillippe. This is a large-paper copy (14.8 x 8.8cm). COHEN-DE RICCI (VI), p.937. BRUNET V:87.
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