G. R. FLEURIMONT

Second edition, with some parts in first edition, more complete than the first and extending to 1745, the first stopping in 1734. It contains 68 engraved plates, including an allegorical frontispiece by Le Moine and engraved by Cars, an engraved cartouche title, an engraved epistle and 65 plates of medals extending from 1715, date of Louis XV's enthronement, to the Dauphin's marriage in 1745. The last two plates are unnumbered.
Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with large sunflower fleurons. Beige morocco title label. First and last leaves backed (the last correcting a tear in the inner margin); in the first the frontispiece has been inserted into the leaf which serves as a mount. Small wormholes in the lower margin forming a comma throughout the volume. In the inner margin, 2 small perforations, probably to pass strings and form a gathering. The first 3 plates with some pale foxing and soiling or yellowing in margins. Rubbing. Scratches on the boards. One corner slightly bumped.
Godonnesche was master of the king's medal cabinet to which Fleurimont, engraver, had access.

First edition illustrated with a frontispiece by Le Moine and engraved by Cars, an engraved title, an engraved epistle and 54 plates of medals (one medal per plate). The medals are at the center of engraved frames, different for each plate. All plates are numbered. A second edition will appear in 1745 with 65 plates, and a third in 1749 with 78 plates. Cohen only cites this last edition, the 1736 edition being much rarer than the following ones.
Contemporary full glazed and marbled brown calf binding. Richly decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Head cap torn off. Last tail compartment missing. Upper joint split and open. Corners very bumped and worn. Overall rubbed, particularly at edges, with scratches and scuffs on boards. Interior perfectly fresh.
This collection by Fleurimont is an "unofficial continuation of the Medals on the principal events of the reign of Louis XIV" (Sarmant, Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes, 2000, p. 88). The plates cover the period from 1715 (enthronement) to 1736 (education of Monseigneur le Dauphin). Godonnesche was master of the king's medal cabinet to which Fleurimont, engraver, had access.