[MADAME ADÉLAIDE] MAIMBOURG, Louis. Histoire du Pontificat d - Lot 171

[MADAME ADÉLAIDE] MAIMBOURG, Louis. Histoire du Pontificat de St Gregoire Le grand [...] Troisième édition. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1686. 2 vols. in-12. Contemporary marbled havana calf, gilt coat of arms at center of covers, triple fillet, ornate ribbed spine, brown morocco title and appendix. Third edition published the same year as the original. > A copy bearing the coat of arms attributable to Marie-Adélaïde de France, daughter of Louis XV (1732-1800), "Madame Adélaïde's library, much more considerable than that of her sisters [Madame Victoire and Madame Sophie] (it included more than 10,000 volumes)" (O.H.R.). (O.H.R.). O.H.R. pl. 2514, no. 5 (smaller format). Heavy wear to headpieces, spines and corners, with some loss.