[Jean de Pelisseri]
Histoire de la royauté, et du premier établissement de la grandeur royale[History of the Origin of Royalty, and of the First Establishment of Royal Greatness]
Charles de Sercy|Paris 1684|10 x 17.4 cm (in-12)|Copper engraving|Relié
First edition of this rare historical novel by Jean de Pelisseri, published in Paris by Charles de Sercy in 1684, illustrated with an allegorical frontispiece and 34 half-page engravings by Sébastien Le Clerc, one for each chapter.
Contemporary full red morocco with gilt dentelle. Spine with raised bands, the compartments decorated with a repeated small floral tool known as the “fleur d’oignon”; morocco lettering- and numbering-pieces; broad gilt dentelle borders composed of small tools to the...
€1,800
