Pierre LAUJON

First edition, illustrated with 3 engraved titles with frames and figures, 3 handsome frontispieces as well as a figure repeating a frontispiece by Moreau le jeune and engraved by Monnet, Simonon, Launay and Duclos.
The work is also decorated with vignettes (including a vignette with a camera obscura) and tailpieces.
Bound in half havana calf with corners, spines with four raised bands set with double gilt fillets and decorated with double gilt compartments and angularly decorated with gilt typographical motifs, navy blue morocco title and volume labels, light rubbing to spines, blind-ruled frames on marbled paper boards, combed paper endpapers and pastedowns, some corners slightly

First edition, illustrated with 3 engraved titles with borders and figures, 3 fine frontispieces and one figure repeating a frontispiece, vignettes and tailpieces designed by Moreau le jeune and engraved by Monnet, Simonon, Launay and Duclos, including one vignette with a camera obscura.
Armorial copy of President Charles de Brosses, celebrated magistrate and writer well known for his Lettres d'Italie. Azure, three sheaves of wheat (or brushes) or, tied gules.
Contemporary full marbled brown sheep binding. Smooth spine richly decorated. Red morocco title label, garnet morocco volume label. Arms stamped on covers. Headcap of volume III partly split. Lacking at foot