RAPIN, HORTORUM LIBRI IV, PARIS, 1665, CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO GILT WITH ARMS OF LAMOIGNON

Large paper copy, 4to (270 x 206mm.), engraved vignette on title-page, additional engraved title-page, engraved initials, head- and tailpieces, CONTEMPORARY PARISIAN RED MOROCCO GILT WITH THE ARMS OF THE DEDICATEE, LAMOIGNON [Olivier 2015], spine gilt in compartments with his monogram and the shelfmark 2 M 128 stamped in gilt at foot of spine, gilt edges, with AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER BY LAMOIGNON loosely inserted (addressed to Monsieur Hermant, Docteur de Sorbone, in Beauvais, dated Paris, and with the seal of Lamoignan), binding slightly rubbed

Guillaume de Lamoignon (1617-1677), arms on binding, printed paper label "Bibliotheca Lamoniana" on inside front cover and crowned L stamp on A2 (his library was later bought by Thomas Payne and auctioned in 1793); William Beckford, sale of the Hamilton Palace Library, Sotheby's, 2 July 1883, lot 1183 (extract from catalogue pasted to flyleaf); Lucius Wilmerding, sale, Parke-Bernet, 6 March 1951, lot 536 (now with letter); another 1950s Parke-Bernet sale, lot 810, extract loosely inserted

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

THE DEDICATION COPY IN A FINE BINDING. FROM THE BECKFORD LIBRARY. The Hamilton Palace catalogue opines that the binding is by Boyet.