92 - ROLAND LE VIRLOYS (French Chapter).

ROLAND LE VIRLOYS (French Chapter). Dictionary of Architecture—Civil, Military, and Naval; Ancient, Early, and Modern—and All the Arts and Crafts Related to It, to Which Has Been Added a List of the Most Famous Architects, Engineers, Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and Other Artists. Paris, Les Libraires Associés, 1770–1771. 3 in-4 volumes of text and 1 in-4 volume of plates, uniformly bound in speckled calfskin, with ornate ribbed spines; the covers are framed by a triple gilt fillet with a gilt coat of arms at their center, and a gilt fillet on the edges (contemporary binding). First edition illustrated with a vignette and 100 separate plates, some of which are fold-outs. A precious copy bearing the coat of arms and cipher of Anne-Léon II Montmorency (1731–1799), Marquis de Fosseux and later Duke of Montmorency. He served successively as page to the Dauphin and captain-lieutenant of the Queen’s Gendarmes in 1745, Knight of Saint-Louis in 1758, cavalry brigadier in 1761, and field marshal in 1763. (O.H.R. pl. 810, plate no. 2.) Some old restorations or minor wear.