Herni Cohen. Guide de l’amateur de livres à gravures du XVIIIe siècle (6e édition) / Revue, corrigée et considérablement augmentée par Seymour de Ricci, préface par R. Portalis; 2 Volumes. – Paris: Librairie A. Rouquette, 1912. – Achevé d’Imprimer à Melun par Émile Legrand le 25 juin MDCCCCXII [1912].

Vol. 1, Première partie – ABAA-LUY: ffl [4 blanks] [2 – orig. grey front wrapper w/title, verso blank] [2 blanks] [2 – ht, tirage] [2 – blank, frontis. w/protect. sheet] [2 – blank, frontis. w/protect. sheet] (double frontis. – correct), [2 – t.p., blank] [i – avant-propos w/vignette] ii-vi, [vii – préface w/vignette] viii-xxvi; [1-2 – Tome 1, I] 2-668 (two numbers per page), [2 – fin, blank] [2 blanks] [2 – orig. grey back wrapper, recto blank] [orig. spine strip] [4 blanks] bfl.

Vol. 2, Seconde partie – MAB-ZUR : ffl [4 blanks] [2 – orig. grey front wrapper w/title, verso blank] [2 blanks] [2 – ht, blank] [2 – t.p., blank] [2 – blank, frontis. w/protect. sheet] [2 – blank, frontis. w/protect. sheet] (double frontis. – correct), [1-2 – Tome II, 22] 671-1248 (two numbers per page), [2 – printer, blank] [2 blanks] [2 – orig. grey back wrapper, recto imprim.] [orig. spine strip] [4 blanks] bfl.

Size: Super Royal 8vo, 26.2 x 17.2 x 5.1 cm.

Binding: Contemporary blue half morocco over marbled boards, marbled end-papers, top margin gilt, gilt lettering to spine (title, owner: P. R.).; bookplate pasted to verso of the first blank leaf: ” Ex Libris R. Decamps Scrive.” – for bibliophile René Descamps-Scrive (French, 1853 –1924). Original wrappers preserved. Printed on Hollande paper, copy № 2 of the first 50; total print-run 1050 copies.

Catalogue raisonné of French illustrated books of the 18th century.