196 - LITHOGRAPHY. — LASTEYRIE (Count of). Autograph and unpublished letters of Henry IV, with a portrait of the monarch drawn by F. Gérard, lithographed by the Count of Lasteyrie. P., n.d. (circa 1815). Plate, in-4, black half-calf binding, untrimmed. (Stroobants).

LITHOGRAPHY. — LASTEYRIE (Count of). Autograph and unpublished letters of Henry IV, with a portrait of the monarch drawn by F. Gérard, lithographed by the Count of Lasteyrie. P., n.d. (circa 1815). Plate, in-4, black half-calf binding, untrimmed. (Stroobants). A very rare volume, entirely lithographed, the first to come off the presses installed by the Count de Lasteyrie—the principal promoter of lithography in France—at the request of the Count de Cazes, for use by the Ministry of General Police. The frontispiece features a portrait of Henry IV, an ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH BY BARON GERARD, the title page with dedication, and 10 facsimiles of autograph letters. Bound together with this volume is “Ode on the Marriage of Their Highnesses Their Royal Highnesses His Grace the Duke of Berri and Princess Caroline of Naples” (June 17, 1815), 3 leaves in-4 with header and footer vignettes, entirely lithographed. Stitching holes