André FÉLIBIEN. Description of the Versailles Cave. Paris, I - Lot 125

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André FÉLIBIEN. Description of the Versailles Cave. Paris, I - Lot 125
André FÉLIBIEN. Description of the Versailles Cave. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1679. Folio, blue half-shagreen with corner pieces, spine with 5 raised bands (19th-century binding). Brunet, I-1443 / Millard, 69 /// (1f.)-11, 20 pl. Volume from the King’s Cabinet, illustrated with 20 plates, including 3 double-page plates, engraved on copper by Le Pautre (12), Edelinck (3), Chauveau (2), Picart (1), Baudet (1), and D.B. (1). Title vignette featuring the royal coat of arms, a banner, and an initial, all engraved on copper. Félibien’s text was first published in 1672, and an illustrated first edition appeared in 1676 featuring 12 plates, followed by the 1679 edition, containing 20 plates. The binding is scuffed and scratched. The title page has been restored at the corners.
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