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LA CHAU, GERAUD DE; and LE BLOND, GASPARD-MICHEL. Descriptions des Principales Pierre Gravées du Cabinet De S. A. S. Monseigneur Le Duc

LA CHAU, GERAUD DE; and LE BLOND, GASPARD-MICHEL. Descriptions des Principales Pierre Gravées du Cabinet De S. A. S. Monseigneur Le Duc D'Orléans. Engraved frontispiece in Volume 1 by Cochin, 173 plates, and numerous head-and-tailpieces and vignettes by Augustin de Saint-Aubin. 2 volumes. Folio, contemporary 1/2 black calf with gilt-lettered spines, moderately rubbed; fewer than 10 plates in Volume 2 with repairs, dampstaining, and a few early owner's pencil additions; bookplates. Paris, 1780-84

  • Notes: first edition. "A selection of engraved gems from the important collection . . . inherited by Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d''Orléans (1747-1793)"--Sinkankas 3734. The collection was put up for sale in 1786 and eventually sold to Catherine II of Russia.
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