LAVAL, ANTOINE. - Lot 23

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LAVAL, ANTOINE. - Lot 23
LAVAL, ANTOINE. DRAWINGS OF NOBLE AND PUBLIC PROFESSIONS, CONTAINING MANY DIVERSE & RARE TREATISES: AND AMONG OTHERS, THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF BOURBONS. Paris, Abel l'Angelier, 1605. 1 vol. petit in-4. Full period calf, ornate nimbus spine, red morocco coin. Missing the headdresses and beginning of a crack in the bit. 14] ff, 398ff, [1]p, 34pp, [1]f. Rare first edition. The illustration of this book includes a portrait of the author, a full-length portrait of Henry IV and an allegorical engraving on him, all finely engraved by Thomas de Leu. "Under this rather equivocal title are gathered fourteen pieces, most of which relate to the history of France, and especially to the time of the League." Brunet, III,883 -884 for the 1612 edition. In non-continuous pagination: Paintings suitable for the Basilicas and the Palais du Roy. Mesmes has his gallery in the Louvre in Paris. Slightly browned notebooks. Pencil marks on some pages.
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