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Autograph letter signed by Antoni Tàpies addressed to Georges Raillard, his close friend and greatest French specialist of his work. Sheet written in blue ballpoint pen on letterhead paper bearing the author's name with his Barcelona address at the bottom "C. Zaragoza, 57 - Tel. 217 33 98 - Barcelona-6". Traces of folds inherent to the letter's envelope insertion.
The Catalan artist writes to his friend about newspaper articles, including one published in the Catalan daily l'Avui: "Voici l'article que tu m'as demandé. J'ajoute un de l'AVUI où j'amplifie quelques détails. Merci encore pour ta présence à Sénanque. Nous pensons beaucoup à vous et envoyons nos fé

First edition of one of the most beautiful books of the 18^th century, of which the text and the music are entirely engraved$. It is illustrated with an engraved title, 3 frontispieces by Le Bouteux and Le Barbier, a dedication page with the Dauphine arms, and 100 figures by Moreau le Jeune, Le Barbier, Le Bouteux and Saint-Quentin, finely engraved in copperplate by Masquelier and Née. The portrait of Laborde, which can be found on some copies, is not part of this edition and was printed in 1774, separately.
Dentelle bindings in full navy blue morocco, signed by Bruyère at the bottom of the pastedown endpaper. Slipcase covered with a blue marbled paper, suede interior, lined

New edition, after the first, also published in Rome in 1657. The second text is also dated 1688, but not at the same address. A title page for the last part: Io. Petro Bellori notae in numistata tum Ephesia, tum aliarum urbium apibus insignata, without address or place, with a bee as title vignette. In all three parts, the plates are included in the pagination. The two parts following the first were not part of the first edition; they are joined to Mnestrier's text for the first time. The illustration contains 24 plates: 12 plates for the first part, some with 2 figures. 10 plates, mostly medals for the second part. 2 plates for the third part. Superbly engraved on copper, these plates a