Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
FONTENAI, LOUIS ABEL DE BONAFOUS, ABBÉ DE
GALERIE DU PALAIS ROYAL GRAVÉE D'APRÈS LES TABLEAUX DES DIFFERENTES ÉCOLES QUI LA COMPOSENT. PARIS: J. COUCHÉ & J. BOUILLIARD [VOL.1]; J. COUCHÉ & LAPORTE [VOLS.1-2], 1786-1808
FIRST EDITION, 3 volumes, folio (522 x 338mm.), half-titles, engraved title in volume one, 4pp. letterpress introduction by Croze-Magnan, 352 (130+141+81) engraved plates of French, Dutch, Flemish and Italian masters, list of plates at end of vol. 3, contemporary French red roan-backed red papered boards, flat spines gilt, UNCUT, lacking engraved dedications, some light spotting, a few plates lightly browned, bindings rubbed