[PIOSSENS (Chevalier de)]. Memoirs of the Regency. New editi - Lot 137

[PIOSSENS (Chevalier de)]. Memoirs of the Regency. New edition, substantially expanded. Amsterdam, 1749. 5 tomes in 3 volumes, in-12 format, marbled calfskin, smooth spine with ornamentation, red title and volume number labels, red edges (contemporary binding). Edition expanded by Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy, illustrated with 13 engraved portraits (Louis XV, d’Aguesseau, the Prince of Condé, Cardinal de Fleury, the Regent, d’Argenson, etc.) and 4 fold-out plates, including the [satirical] True Portrait of the Very Famous Lord Quinquenpoix and the Coronation of Louis XV at Reims. Handwritten bookplate on the title pages: D’Andlau. Well-bound copy. Scuff marks on the covers.

Estimation:€400

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