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6 volumes 12mo (129 x 79 mm) XXXII, 163, 2 pp. (table), 16 engraved plates (including the folding frontispiece and 13 coloured) for volume I ; 2 nn.ll., 186, 2 pp. (table), 14 engraved plates (including the folding frontispiece and 13 coloured) for volume II ; 2 nn.ll., 190, 2 pp. (table), 23 engraved plates (including the folding frontispiece and 21 coloured) for volume III ; 2 nn.ll., 196, 2 pp. (table), 15 engraved plates (including the folding frontispice, all coloured) for volume IV ; 2 nn.ll., 192, 2 pp. (table), 23 engraved plates (including the frontispice, all coloured) for volume V ; 2 nn.ll., 198, 2 pp. (table), 10 pp. (binders instructions for the plate) 20 engraved plates (including the frontispcie, all coloured) for volume VI. Contemporary polished calf in the style of Bozérian, decorative gilt border on covers, flat spine gilt, spine labels in black morocco, inner dentelle, gilt edges (label of Librairie Renault, Rouen on the inner cover of volume I). (Some overall light wear)
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Colas, I, 154 ; Brunet, I, 1226 ; Lipperheide, Kaa 29 ; Lipperheide, 1350.
First edition.
This copy illustrated with 111 engraved plates, as called for by Brunet (including 4 folding plates, and 105 coloured plates). This copy contains the rare table of plates which gives a total number of only 109 plates out of the 111 present (2 plates from volume V, notably Géorgien / Géorgienne p. 172, & Princess Tcherkes / Prince Tcherkes p. 177 are not included in the table). On the other hand Colas and Lipperheide indicate a total of 113 plates (they count 18 plates for the first volume ; Lipperheide 1350 indicates 2 additional plates for volume I).
A good copy, decoratively bound in the style of Bozérian, containing 2 plates in addition to those mentioned in the notice to the bookbinder.
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