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[LIGNE (Charles Joseph, Prince de)]. A glance at Beloeil. A Beloeil, de l'Imprimerie du P. Charles de -, 1781. In-8, [6]-150 pp. Woodcut title finial and copper-engraved final cul-de-lampe. Speckled blond calf, smooth spine with double gilt fillets, title page in havana marble, gilt arms on tail, double gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). Very rare first edition of this private printing by the Prince de Ligne on the presses of his castle in Beloeil (Hainaut), dedicated to the gardens of his estate. Inheriting a garden modeled on Lenôtre's after his father's death, he developed it further, adding an English-style wing around 1774. A passionate landscape gardener, the Prince de Ligne was proud of Beloeil, which was also recognized by his peers. A fine copy with the arms on the spine of Charles de VILLETTE, a great friend of Voltaire, who built up a sumptuous library. (Barbier I, 782.) (O.H.R. 2403.)

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[LIGNE (Charles Joseph, Prince de)]. A glance at Beloeil. A Beloeil, de l'Imprimerie du P. Charles de -, 1781. In-8, [6]-150 pp. Woodcut title finial and copper-engraved final cul-de-lampe. Speckled blond calf, smooth spine with double gilt fillets, title page in havana marble, gilt arms on tail, double gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). Very rare first edition of this private printing by the Prince de Ligne on the presses of his castle in Beloeil (Hainaut), dedicated to the gardens of his estate. Inheriting a garden modeled on Lenôtre's after his father's death, he developed it further, adding an English-style wing around 1774. A passionate landscape gardener, the Prince de Ligne was proud of Beloeil, which was also recognized by his peers. A fine copy with the arms on the spine of Charles de VILLETTE, a great friend of Voltaire, who built up a sumptuous library. (Barbier I, 782.) (O.H.R. 2403.)

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