[DICTIONARY]. Dictionnaire de l'Académie françoise. A Paris, - Lot 75

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[DICTIONARY]. Dictionnaire de l'Académie françoise. A Paris, - Lot 75
[DICTIONARY]. Dictionnaire de l'Académie françoise. A Paris, Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard, Imprimeur, 1740. 2 volumes in-folio, red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, fleuron at the corners, double coat of arms in small irons in the center, ribbed spine adorned with friezes with hunting decor, armillary sphere on the toms, gilt edges (period binding). "Third edition. Engraved vignette on the titles; headbands, including a dedication with a portrait of the King; initials. Copy on large Hollande fine paper. From the Galard de Brassac de Béarn library, with bookplate. Some annotations in the text. A later handwritten note on the flyleaf reads: "Exemplaire de présent offert par l'Académie française à la Reine de France, Marie Leszinska". From the Pierre Dumesnil library, with handwritten bookplate ("Non mei fiducia sed ejus") on the flyleaf. Spine slightly faded; several restorations; one foot cap damaged; four corners damaged with burn marks; some foxing. A VERY GOOD RED LEATHER CASE WITH THE ARMS of Marie LESZCZYNSKA (1703-1768), Queen of FRANCE in 1725.
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