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à Paris: Chez l'auteur |& Prault |& Cuchet, 1789. Fine. Chez l'auteur & Prault & Cuchet, à Paris 1789, 2 tomes en 2 vol. in-8 (12,5x20cm), relié. - Mention de seconde édition, l'originale étant parue en 1767. Deux frontispices, un de Cochin, le second de Pierre Delin, et deux en-tête gravés par Choffart. Certains exemplaires, à la demande de l'acheteur qui pouvait les commander, contenaient 50 gravures. Ces exemplaire paraissent fort rares. Reliure en demi basane brune marbrée milieu XIXe. Dos à nerfs orné de roulettes sur les nerfs et de roulettes en coiffes. Pièces de titre en chagrin rouge, et de tomaison en chagrin noir. Coiffes de tête fragilisées, avec petits manques. Frottements. L'exemplaire a été interfolié de nombreux feuillets, la plupart sont demeurés blancs, mais certains contiennent des annotations. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
Dictionnaire des graveurs anciens et modernes (1789) Second, revised edition with the very rare 50 optional engravings by Basan - 1789
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Dictionnaire des graveurs anciens et modernes (1789) Second, revised edition with the very rare 50 optional engravings
by Basan
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- Hardcover
Paris: Chez l'auteur-Rue & Hotel Serpente & Cuchet-Librrairie meme maison. & Prault, Imprimeur du Roi, 1789. 2nd, revised edition. Leatherbound Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. Publisher: Chez l'auteur-Rue & Hotel Serpente & Cuchet-Librrairie meme maison. & Prault, Imprimeur du Roi, à Paris 1789, 2 volumes, 8to (12,5x20cm), custom-binding, signed F. Bedford.
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Second, revised edition, the first was published in 1767. Two frontispieces, one by Cochin, the second by Pierre Delin, and two headpieces engraved by Choffart. The copies for sale here contain 50 engravings. This was an option for the buyer and these copies appear to be extremely rare. Custom binding by F. Bedford, with signature in the gilded decoration on the bottom of the inside cover of vol. 1. Bound in black leather, the spine with 5 bands and heavily gilded, inner gilded fillets, all edges gilt and marbled endpapers.
In both books the binding is tight. All pages clean with occasionally light spotting damage.. Some insect damage to front gutter of vol.1, affecting only the bottom corner of the free endpapers. And bug damage to the upper right of the back cover of vol. 1 (see photos). No bug or other damage to vol. 2.
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Second, revised edition, the first was published in 1767. Two frontispieces, one by Cochin, the second by Pierre Delin, and two headpieces engraved by Choffart. The copies for sale here contain 50 engravings. This was an option for the buyer and these copies appear to be extremely rare. Custom binding by F. Bedford, with signature in the gilded decoration on the bottom of the inside cover of vol. 1. Bound in black leather, the spine with 5 bands and heavily gilded, inner gilded fillets, all edges gilt and marbled endpapers.
In both books the binding is tight. All pages clean with occasionally light spotting damage.. Some insect damage to front gutter of vol.1, affecting only the bottom corner of the free endpapers. And bug damage to the upper right of the back cover of vol. 1 (see photos). No bug or other damage to vol. 2.
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- Format/Binding Leatherbound Hardcover
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- Edition 2nd, revised edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Chez l'auteur-Rue & Hotel Serpente & Cuchet-Librrairie meme maison. & Prault, Imprimeur du Roi
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1789
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Dictionnaire des graveurs anciens et modernes
by BASAN
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