Abel-François VILLEMAIN

New edition.
Half red morocco bindings with corners, spines with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, headcaps of the fourth volume worn, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, five corners slightly bumped and some scratches to the leading edges.
Some foxing.

New revised and corrected edition.
Half red morocco binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, a small paper lack at head of first cover, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped and some scratches on the leading edges.
Some light foxing.

French gallery or collection of portraits of men and women who distinguished France in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. First edition. A supplement would appear a few years later. The index is lacking in the last volume.
Half black sheep with fillets, smooth spine. Excellent condition, some scattered foxing in the margins but on very white paper. The three volumes contain respectively 65 engravings, 60 and 62 engravings. The historical notices opposite each portrait, which comprise several pages, are the work of Villemain, Andrieux, Denon, Boissy d'Anglas and associates... the portraits by Mr Chrétien, Rulhman, Weber...
Numerous facsimiles add to the interest of the work, which contains portraits found nowhere else. This edition is uncommon and justly appreciated by collectors.

New edition.
Full navy blue paper boards, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons showing rubbing at head and foot, blind-ruled frames on covers, gilt arms of lycée Louis Le Grand on the first cover.
Some light foxing.