1 / 3

Description

[VARENNES (Abbé Jacques-Philippe de)]. Les Amusemens de l'amitié rendus utiles et interessans. Collection of letters written from the Court towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV. Paris, Langlois, 1729. In-12 garnet morocco, ribbed spine richly decorated with fleur-de-lys caissons, title page in havana morocco, double gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt fleurs-de-lis in the spandrels, gilt royal coat of arms in the center, gilt edges, handsome dominot-printed endpapers with polychrome decoration on a gilt background (period binding). A few small brown spots or rare soiling. First edition of this collection of letters addressed to Mlle Aubert du Petit Thouars de Rassay, who died in 1768 at the age of 96 (there are several letters from this lady in the volume). A very fine copy. Wet monogrammed stamp on title. Ex-libris Maurice Heuzey (with handwritten ex-dono label "offert par le tribunal de commerce de Rouen à son Président Mr Maurice Heuzey à la fin de sa judicature, décembre 1945"). (Barbier I, 157.)

Automatically translated by DeepL. The original version is the only legally valid version.
To see the original version, click here.

1482 
Go to lot
<
>

[VARENNES (Abbé Jacques-Philippe de)]. Les Amusemens de l'amitié rendus utiles et interessans. Collection of letters written from the Court towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV. Paris, Langlois, 1729. In-12 garnet morocco, ribbed spine richly decorated with fleur-de-lys caissons, title page in havana morocco, double gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt fleurs-de-lis in the spandrels, gilt royal coat of arms in the center, gilt edges, handsome dominot-printed endpapers with polychrome decoration on a gilt background (period binding). A few small brown spots or rare soiling. First edition of this collection of letters addressed to Mlle Aubert du Petit Thouars de Rassay, who died in 1768 at the age of 96 (there are several letters from this lady in the volume). A very fine copy. Wet monogrammed stamp on title. Ex-libris Maurice Heuzey (with handwritten ex-dono label "offert par le tribunal de commerce de Rouen à son Président Mr Maurice Heuzey à la fin de sa judicature, décembre 1945"). (Barbier I, 157.)

Estimate 180 - 200 EUR

* Not including buyer’s premium.
Please read the conditions of sale for more information.

Sale fees: 24.27 %
Leave bid
Register

For sale on Friday 23 Aug : 11:00 (CEST) , resuming at 14:00
limoges, France
Pastaud
+33555343331
Browse the catalogue Sales terms Sale info

Delivery to
Change delivery address
MBE Brive-la-Gaillarde
More information
MBE Poitiers
More information
Delivery is not mandatory.
You may use the carrier of your choice.
The indicated price does not include the price of the lot or the auction house's fees.