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[GRAVELOT - COCHIN]. Iconology by figures, or complete treatise on allegories, emblems, etc. Paris, Lattré, s.d. [1791]. 4 vol. in-8° bound in half camel calf, spine gilt, gilt headband (later binding). Ornamented with 2 portraits of Gravelot and Cochin after La Tour and Monnet by Gaucher, 4 engraved titles and 202 beautiful out-of-text figures of Gravelot and Cochin engraved by Choffard, Aliamet, Bacquoy, de Ghendt, Legrand, Masquelier, Saint-Aubin, etc. A treatise in the form of an emblematic dictionary presenting human vices and virtues through an allegorical iconographic program. Untrimmed copy in 8° format presenting in the first 3 volumes the figures before the letter. Many light brown spots of variable density Ex-libris of Jean Hersent Provenance: Collection of a Basel bibliophile Good condition Binding : Many light wear and tear Inside pages : Light brown spots of variable density Many browned pages and plates, others oxidized around their edges Minimal soiling and discharge

geneve, Switzerland