PERRAULT (Charles). The illustrious men who appeared in France during this century. Paris, Antoine Dezallier, 1696. 2 volumes in 1 vol. in-folio bound in full brown marbled calf, spine with gilt and ornamented nerves (period binding). [4] ff, 102 pp. and [2] ff, 102 pp. Decorated with a frontispiece, and 1 portrait of the author, a title finial by LeClerc repeated on both title pages, and 102 full-page portraits by various sculptors including Lubin and Edelinck. In addition, there are woodcut headbands, lettering and endpapers. First edition with the two portraits of Arnaud Robert d'Andilly and Pascal without the accompanying notes. Binding faded, qlqs ff. browning and spotting to this copy on strong paper Fair condition Binding : General condition tired Bits cracked and spotted in part Missing from some entrenerfs Missing headbands Binding previously restored notably to the cuts and corners Old scuffing and spotting Inside pages: Freckles of varying density Qlqs spotting Yellowing of pages and plates 51-56 Qlqs old tear restoration without missing at margins of some plates Title page of T.1 slightly soiled and browned