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85 - LIGNY (P. de). THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST. P., Crapelet Printing House, 1804. Two volumes, in-4, in red morocco leather, with a gilt scroll framing the covers and the bookplate “Madame Comét” in the center, spine with five raised bands decorated with scrolls, gold fillets, and fleurons; title and volume number in gold; gold-filleted edges and caps; gold scroll on the inside of the spine; gilt edges (contemporary binding). Scratches on the upper cover of Volume 1 and a few dark spots on the bindings; scattered foxing, sometimes pronounced. BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED EDITION with 75 plates (excluding title pages) engraved with a burin by Jacques-Louis PETIT (1760–1812), based on the most famous paintings of the Italian, French, and Flemish schools. BEAUTIFUL COPY IN STRICTLY PERIOD-STYLE DECORATED MOROCCO LEATHER, bearing on the front covers the gilt bookplate “Madame Comét,” an unidentified owner. ¶ Brunet, III, 1077–78: “A fine edition of this highly regarded work; it is adorned with 75 rather lovely engravings, based on the principal paintings of the three schools relevant to the text. The first printing is particularly sought after”—Graesse, “Trésor de livres rares et précieux,” IV-210—Béraldi, “Les Graveurs du XIXe,” Vol. X-265.
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LIGNY (P. de). THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST. P., Crapelet Printing House, 1804. Two volumes, in-4, in red morocco leather, with a gilt scroll framing the covers and the bookplate “Madame Comét” in the center, spine with five raised bands decorated with scrolls, gold fillets, and fleurons; title and volume number in gold; gold-filleted edges and caps; gold scroll on the inside of the spine; gilt edges (contemporary binding). Scratches on the upper cover of Volume 1 and a few dark spots on the bindings; scattered foxing, sometimes pronounced. BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED EDITION with 75 plates (excluding title pages) engraved with a burin by Jacques-Louis PETIT (1760–1812), based on the most famous paintings of the Italian, French, and Flemish schools. BEAUTIFUL COPY IN STRICTLY PERIOD-STYLE DECORATED MOROCCO LEATHER, bearing on the front covers the gilt bookplate “Madame Comét,” an unidentified owner. ¶ Brunet, III, 1077–78: “A fine edition of this highly regarded work; it is adorned with 75 rather lovely engravings, based on the principal paintings of the three schools relevant to the text. The first printing is particularly sought after”—Graesse, “Trésor de livres rares et précieux,” IV-210—Béraldi, “Les Graveurs du XIXe,” Vol. X-265.
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