Houdaille

Illustrated edition, with 28 fine plates and 4 maps.

Bound in half midnight-blue russia with corners, smooth spines decorated with gilt Romantic arabesques, gilt fillet frame on navy blue paper-covered boards, some minor rubbing to boards and to spines, yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Contemporary Romantic bindings signed by Rivage.

Some foxing, as is usual.

Provenance: from the library of Count Septime des Garets, with his autograph signature facing the half-title of the first volume, and blind stamps of the Château St Beron at the head of the half-titles.

"Vade mecum" edition illustrated with 55 engravings drawn by Forest.
Full brown Russia morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with black garlands decorated with gilt double compartments and gilt typographical motifs, gilt date and place at foot, gilt roulettes on headcaps, quintuple gilt fillet frame with gilt fleurons at corners on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns, all edges gilt, double gilt fillets on edges, two corners slightly bumped, covers and spine preserved, superb binding signed Mercier successor to Cuzin.
Fine copy perfectly executed in a full morocco binding by Mercier.