Medailles du regne de Louis XV

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.