169 - MARLIN, François. Travels in France and Neighboring Countries from 1775 to 1807.

MARLIN, François. Travels in France and Neighboring Countries from 1775 to 1807. First edition of this travelogue, illustrated with 32 engravings of various French ports, attractively bound by Bibolet. Paris, Guillaume et Cie and Arthus Bertrand, 1817. 4 vols. in-8, chocolate-colored glazed calfskin, spine with raised bands accented by a gold chain and framed by cold-stamped and gilt fillets, fleurons, title and volume number gilt between the bands, the bookbinder’s name “Bibolet” at the foot, gilded fillet and cold-stamped frieze framing the covers, gold fillet on the edges, marbled edges, interior frieze. Contemporary binding, signed Bibolet. XVI and 468 pp. - 407 pp. - 467 pp. - 463 pp.; 16 plates on heavy paper, including 4 frontispieces, featuring 32 views engraved by François Louis Couché. Sun fading on the spines and part of the covers; minimal rubbing and scuffing; scattered foxing, more prominent in the margins. First edition of this travelogue in the form of a journal, illustrated with 16 plates containing 32 views engraved by François Louis Couché (1782–1849), depicting various ports in France, including those of Bordeaux, Bayonne, Rouen, and Calais. Complete in 4 volumes. Attractive ex-libris vignette engraved by Cotton on the inside front cover (name scratched in). A cohesive and highly decorative set, expertly assembled by Laurent Marin Bibollet, known as Bibolet (1792–1845), who worked notably for Talleyrand.