20 - DESEINE (François). ANCIENT ROME, the Foremost City of Europe, with All Its Splendors and Delights. Leiden, Pierre Vander Aa, 1713. Four tomes bound in four volumes of marbled fawn calfskin, with gilt fillet framing on the covers, ribbed spine, gilt panels, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco, red edges (contemporary binding). Six corners are slightly worn; minor scuffing on one cover. A RARE NEW EDITION of this guide to the “Eternal City,” one of the most important in the French language; it is significantly expanded compared to the original edition published in Lyon in 1690. It is ILLUSTRATED with 4 double-page FRONTISPICES, one fold-out PLATE, 4 fold-out MAPS, 1 PLAN, and 120 copper-engraved PLATES. FROM THE LIBRARY of the ROUSSEL DE LA CELLE ROCQUENCOURT family, with an engraved heraldic bookplate reading “D. Roussel.”