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Restif de la Bretonne. Les parisiennes, ou XL caractères généraux pris dans les mœurs actuelles, propres à servir à l’instruction des personnes-du-sexe / 4 vol. — Neufchâtel, et Paris: Guillot, 1787.

Four-volume edition with 6+4+5+5 = 20 plates. Vol. 1 : Title page, in double-border, within rules; accents as per original, with tall «s»: Les | Parisiennes, | ou | XL caractères generaux | Pris dans les Mœurs actuelles, | Propres à servir à l'instruction | des personnes-du-sexe : | Tirés des memoires du nouveau Lycée-des-mœurs. | I Volume : Les jeunes-filles, | & les filles-à-marier. | A Neufchâtel , | Et se trouve à Paris. | Chéz Guillot, libraire de Monsieur, rue | S.-Jacques, vis-à-vis celle des Mathurins. | 1787. Pagination : [1-5] 6-300, plus 6 etched/engraved plates w/guard tissue after Louis Binet (French, 1744 – about 1800). Collation: 12mo; A¹⁴ B-M¹² N⁴; first 6 leaves in gatherings B to M signed, with exceptions: A_1,2 unsigned, A_3-8 signed, A_9-14, D₅, N_3,4 unsigned. Vol. 2: Title page: Text above the first rule similar; below: II Volume : Les N.^lles–mariées : | Les Mariées depuis 3 ans. | A Neufchâtel , | Et se trouve à Paris. | 1787. Pagination : [1-3] 4-388, plus 4 plates. Collation: 12mo; A⁸ B-Q¹² R⁶; A₁,_5-8, R_4-6 unsigned. Vol. 3: Title page: Text above the first rule similar; below: III Volume : Les epouses | à imiter : à— suir | A Neufchâtel , | Et se trouve à Paris. | 1787. Pagination: [1-3] 4-392, plus 5 plates. Collation: 12mo, A⁴ B-R¹²; A_1,3,4, G₄, N_4,6, O₅ unsigned. Vol 4: Title page: Text above the first rule similar; below: IV Volume : Les J.^nes-Mères, | &—de grands-enfans. | A Neufchâtel , | Et se trouve à Paris. | 1787. Pagination: [1-3] 4-380 [4], plus 5 plates. Collation: A-Q¹²; A₁ unsigned. Binding: later (c. 1875 – 1885) uniform binding of all four volumes in motley 'percaline anglaise' (buckram) with black gilt-lettered labels to spine, marbled endpapers; printed on laid paper; armorial bookplate of Masséna engraved by Stern to front pastedown. Provenance: Library of Masséna; Victor Masséna, duc de Rivoli, prince d'Essling (French, 1836 – 1910) [photo]. Catalogue Raisonné: P.-L. Jacob, 1875: № XXXII, pp. 247-250. P. L. Jacob. Bibliographie et iconographie de tous les ouvrages de Restif de la Bretonne. — Paris: A. Fontaine, 1875. [LIB-2634.2021]. Contributors: Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne (French, 1734 – 1806) – text. Louis Binet (French, 1744 – c. 1800) – illustrations. Sources: MFA: ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1667a-b lacking one plate in vol. 4. Collation: 12mo, 4 vols. in 2; [v. 1] 150 leaves, plus 6 plates; [v. 2] 194 ll., plus 4 pls.; [v. 3] 196 ll., plus 5 pls.; [v. 4] 192 ll., plus 4 [of 5] pls. BNF Identifier ark:/12148/bpt6k1050366b. Collation: 4 vol. (300; 388; 392; 380 p., XX f. de pl.) : ill. ; in-12

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Pierre-Joseph Bernard. L’art d’aimer, et poésies diverses. — Anonymous, [1775?]

Title: L'ART | D'AIMER, | ET | POÉSIES DIVERSES | DE M. BERNARD. Pagination: [2] – t.p. / stanza by Voltaire; engraved t. p., frontispiece, [1] 2-170; pp. 1-61 – L'art d'aimer; pp. 62-111 – Phrosine et Mélidore; pp. 112-170 – Poésies diverses; illustrations. Collation: 8vo; π¹ (letterpress t.p.), A-K⁸ L⁵; + 8 plates: (1)* engraved title page facing the stanza by Ch. Baquoy; (2) plate as a frontispiece by Ponce after Ch. Eisen, inscribed Chant I above the image, dated 1772, facing p. [1], chant 1^er of l’art; (3)* Ch. Baquoy after P. Martini, inscribed Chant II below the image, facing p. 22, chant 2^nd of l’art; (4) Ch. Baquoy after Eisen, inscribed Chant III above the image, facing p. 44, chant 3^rd of l’art; (5)* Patas after P. Martini, inscribed Chant I^er below the image, dated 1775, facing p. 62, chant 1^er of Phrosine; (6) Ch. Baquoy after Eisen, inscribed Chant II above the image, facing p. 74, chant 2^nd of Phrosine; (7)* C. Gaucher after P. Martini, facing p. 84, chant 3^rd of Phrosine; (8) Ch. Baquoy after Eisen, inscribed Chant IV above the image, facing p. 97, chant 4^th of Phrosine; * – images additional to 1772 edition by Le Jay [LIB-2706.2021] (i.e. plates 1, 3, 5, and 7 are new). A counterfeit edition by an anonymous publisher. Binding: brown pebbled morocco, triple fillet gilt-ruled boards, raised bands, gilt in compartments, gilt label lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, AMG; printed on laid paper, with tall 's'. Catalogue raisonné: Cohen, De Richi (1912): p. 132: describes a counterfeit edition with 170 pages and 3 additional plates plus an engraved title. This seems to be a combination of Lejan [sic] Paris 1775 edition, which normally has 134 pages, 8vo, title engraved by Baquoy and three plates after Martini by Patas, Baquoy and Gaucher. Contributors: Nicolas Ponce (French, 1746 – 1831) – engraver. Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721 – 1777) – engraver. Jean-Baptiste Patas (French, 1748 – 1817) – engraver. Charles-Étienne Gaucher (French, 1740 – 1804) – engraver. Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen (French, 1720 – 1778) – artist. Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738 – 1797) – artist. Pierre-Joseph Bernard [Gentil-Bernard] (French, 1708 – 1775) – author of the text.

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Isaac Bullart. Academie des sciences et des arts / 2 volumes. — Amsterdam: Elzevier [i.e. Brussels: Foppens], 1682.

Title: ACADEMIE | DES | SCIENCES | ET DES | ARTS, | Contenant les Vies & les Eloges Historiques des | Hommes Illustres, | Qui ont excellé en ces Professions depuis environ quatre Siécles | parmy diverses Nations de l’Europe : |Avec leurs Pourtraits tirez sur des Originaux au Naturel, & plusieurs Inscriptions | funebres, exactement recueïlies de leurs Tombeaux | Par Isaac Bullart , Chevalier de l’Ordre de Saint Michel. | TOME PREMIER | {allegorical vignette, signed Abr. A Diepenbeke delineavit – Pet. Clouwet sculp.} | Imprimé par les soins de l’Autheur. | A AMSTERDAM, | Se vendent chez les Heritiers de Daniel Elzevier, 1682. || Vol. 1: Pagination: 2 blank end-leaves, [2] – Two-volumes h.t. / blank ; [2] – 1^st vol. t.p. in black and red with vignette engraved by Pieter Clouwet (Flemish, 1629–1670) after Abraham van Diepenbeeck (Dutch, 1596 - 1675), book-label 'I. A. Aubert' pasted / blank; [7] – dedication to Jacques Theodore de Brias {Jacques-Théodore de Bryas (Dutch, 1630 – 1694)}, [9] – preface, [2] – table demonstrative / stanza by Guilielmus Riverius, [2] – vignette “Tardius sed grandius” with an elephant in ornamental frame / text; [2] – Advis au lecteur; [1, 2] – noms politiques / blank (A₁), 3(A₂)-416, 2 blank end-leaves; laking 8 last pages 417-424 if compared to Paris 2 in 1 vol. edition LIB-2676.2021, and lacking 4 last pages if compared with another Amsterdam edition LIB-2239.2019. These last 4 pages contain portraits and eulogies of François Primatici and Jacques Barozzi de Vignole. Collation: 4to; [*]⁶, **⁸, A⁶ B-Fff⁴, lacking Ggg⁴, 118 plates (instead of 120) within a collation. Vol. 2: Pagination: 2 blank end-leaves, [2] – tome second h.t. / blank ; [2] – 2^nd vol. t.p. in black and red with vignette similar to vol. 1, with book-label 'I. A. Aubert' / blank; [4] – advertissement; [2] – f.t. Theologiens / blank; [2] – noms theologiens / blank 1-501 [3] – table eloges, 1 blank end-leaf. Collation: 4to; [*]⁴, **², A-Sss⁴, 159 plates within a collation. Binding: both volumes uniformly bound in full contemporary cream vellum with blind double fillet over boards, raised bands, compartments tooled in black, brown calf labels with gilt lettering to spine. Printed on laid paper, with tall "s", all margins sprinkled red; the size of each vol.: 32.2 x 20.5 x 4.7 cm. A full description of plates, as well as their images, presented in LIB-2676.2021.

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Isaac Bullart. Academie des sciences et des arts / 2 volumes in 1. — Paris: Louis Bilaine [i.e. Brussels: Foppens], 1682.

Title: ACADEMIE | DES | SCIENCES | ET DES | ARTS, | Contenant les Vies & les Eloges Historiques des | Hommes Illustres, | Qui ont excellé en ces Professions depuis environ quatre Siécles | parmy diverses Nations de l’Europe : |Avec leurs Pourtraits tirez sur des Originaux au Naturel, & plusieurs Inscriptions | funebres, exactement recueïlies de leurs Tombeaux | Par Isaac Bullart , Chevalier de l’Ordre de Saint Michel. | TOME PREMIER | {allegorical vignette, signed Abr. A Diepenbeke delineavit – Pet. Clouwet sculp.} | Imprimé par les soins de l’Autheur. | A PARIS, | Se vendent chez Loüis Bilane, Marchand Libraire à la ruë S. Jaques, | & au Palais, M. DC. LXXXII. || Pagination : [2] – h.t. / blank ; [2] – 1^st vol. t.p. in black and red with vignette engraved by Pet. Clouwet after Abr. Diepenbeke / blank; [7] – dedication to Jacques Theodore de Brias {Jacques-Théodore de Bryas (Dutch, 1630 – 1694)}, [9] – preface, [2] – table demonstrative / stanza by Guilielmus Riverius, [2] – vignette “Tardius sed grandius” with an elephant in ornamental frame / text; [2] – noms politiques / blank (A₁ before f.t.), [2] – f.t. livre premiere, illustres politiques / blank, 3(A₂)-421, [422-424] – table eloges; [2] – f.t. tome second / blank, [2] – 2^nd vol. t.p. in black and red with vignette…, [4] – advertisement, [2] – livre premier f.t. / blank, [2] – noms theologiens / blank, 1-501, [3] – table eloges. Collation : vol.1: [*]⁶, **⁶, A⁶ B-Ggg⁴; vol. 2: *⁴, **², A-Sss⁴. (12 prelim. leaves, while in LIB-2239.2019 and in LIB-2675.2021 there is 14 prelim. leaves). Binding: contemporary full calf, size: 34 x 23 x 7.2 cm; crimson label with gilt lettering separated. Provenance: Bookplate of Sir Philip Crampton Smyly to the front pastedown; Stephen White Collection. The title is drawn by Abraham van Diepenbeeck (Dutch, 1596 - 1675) and engraved by Pieter Clouwet (Flemish, 1629–1670). The volume illustrated throughout with 279 portraits of important scientists, artists, thinkers, explorers, printers, and others of the period by a variety of artists. Tome 1: 120 plates of which 30 engraved by Esme de Boulonois (French, 1645 – 1681), 87 by Nicolas de Larmessin I (French, 1632 – 1694), and 3 unsigned. Portrait of Raphael engraved by Lamerssin after Titian; Portrait of Titian’ daughter Lavinia Vecellio (Italian, 1530 – 1575) engraved by Lamerssin after Titian, Portrait of Jacques Auguste de Thou engraved by de Boulonois after Daniel Dumonstier (French, 1574 – 1646). Tome 2: 159 plates of which 63 by Esme de Boulonois, 79 by Nicolas de Larmessin, 15 unsigned, 1 by Pieter Clouwet, and 1 by Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607 – 1677). Portraits of Knelme Digby, Juste Lipse, Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Michel Mirevelt, Jacques Calot, Martin Richart, Pierre Paul Rubens, Venceslas Coberghe, Theodore Rombouts, Adrien Brouwer, Simon Vouet, Gerard Segers, Gaspar de Crayer, Antoine Van Dyck himself, and his wife Mary Ruthven – after Anthony Van Dyck. Young Man with a Skull engraved by Esme de Boulonois after Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, c. 1494 – 1533). Portrait of Louis Arioste engraved by Nicolas de Larmessin after Titian. Portrait of Balthasar de Castillon engraved by Nicolas de Larmessin after Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian, 1483 – 1520). Petrarch's Laura – by Larmessin after Palma Vecchio (Italian, c. 1480 – 1528). Vittoria Colonne – by Larmessin after Sebastiano del Piombo (Italian, c. 1485 – 1547). The portrait of Albert Durer is engraved by Esme de Boulonois after Tommaso Vincidor (Flemish, 1493 – 1536). Vol. 1, Book 1. Politicians

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Gille Albornoz, Cardinal	Gil Carrillo de Albornoz [Egidio Carillo Albornozio] (Spanish, 1579 – 1649)
	II	Bessarion, Cardinal	Bessarion (Greek, 1403 – 1472)
	III	George d’Amboise, Cardinal	Georges d'Amboise (French, 1460 – 1510)
	IV	François Ximenes, Cardinal	Francisco Jiménez [ Ximenes ] de Cisneros (Spanish, 1436 – 1517)
	V	Guillaume de Croy	William [Guillaume] II de Croÿ, Lord of Chièvres (1458 – 1521)
	VI	Jean de Selve	Jean de Selve (Grench, 1475 – 1529)
	VII	Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal	Thomas Wolsey (British, 1473 – 1530)
	VIII	Thomas Morus	Sir Thomas More (British, 1478 – 1535)
	IX	Renaud Pole, Cardinal	Reginald Pole (British, 1500 – 1558)
	X	Michel de l’Hospital	Michel de l'Hôpital [l'Hospital] (French, 1507 – 1573)
	XI	Stanislas Hosius, Cardinal	Stanislaus Hosius [Stanisław Hozjusz] (Polish, 1504 – 1579)
	XII	Guy du Faur de Pybrac	Guy Du Faur, Seigneur de Pibrac [Pybrac; Guido Faurus] (French, 1529 – 1584)
	XIII	Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal	Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (Bisontin, 1517 – 1586)
	XIV	Auger Busbeque	Ogier Ghiselin [Augier Ghislain] de Busbecq [ Augerius Gislenius Busbequius] (Flemish, 1522 – 1592)
	XV	Arnaud d’Ossat, Cardinal;	Arnaud d'Ossat (French, 1537 – 1604)
	XVI	Jean Zamoski	Jan Sariusz Zamoyski (Ioannes Zamoyski de Zamoscie] (Polish, 1542 – 1605)
	XVII	Jacques Auguste de Thou	Jacques Auguste de Thou [Thuanus (French, 1553 – 1617)
	XVIII	Jean de Barnevelt	Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (Dutch, 1547 – 1619)
	XIX	Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal	Cardinal Richelieu , Armand Jean du Plessis, (French, 1585 – 1642)
	XX	Jule Mazarin, Cardinal	Cardinal Jules Mazarin [Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino; Mazarini] (Itaian-French, 1602 – 1661)

Vol. 1, Book 2. Historians

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Regino Abbé de Prumy	Réginon de Prüm (German, 842 – 915)
	II	Jean Froissard	Jean Froissart (French: c. 1337 – c. 1405)
	III	Enguerand de Monstrelet	Enguerrand de Monstrelet (French, c. 1400 – 1453)
	IV	Jean Baptiste Platina	Bartolomeo Sacchi [Baptista Platina] (Italian, 1421 – 1481)
	V	Olivier de la Marche	Olivier de la Marche (Burgundian, 1425 – 1502)
	VI	Robert Gaguin	Robert Gaguin [Robert Guaguin] (French, 1433/34 – 1501)
	VII	Philippe de Commines	Philippe de Commines [Philippus Cominaeus] (Burgundian, 1447 – 1511)
	VIII	Pandolphe Collenuce	Pandolfo Collenuccio (Italian, fl. 1584)
	IX	Jean Aventin	Johann Georg Turmair [Aventin; Johannes Aventinus] (Bavarian, 1477 – 1534)
	X	François Guicciardin	Francesco Guicciardini (Italian, 1483 – 1540)
	XI	Paul Jove	Paolo Giovio [Paulus Jovius] (Italian, 1483 – 1552)
	XII	Wolfgang Lazius	Wolfgang Laz (Austrian, 1514 – 1565)
	XIII	Onuphre Panuinius	Onofrio Panvinio [Onuphrius Panvinius] (Italian, 1529 – 1568)
	XIV	Hubert Goltzius	Hubert Goltz [Goltzius] (Dutch, 1526 – 1583)
	XV	Bertrand d’Argentré	Bertrand d'Argentré [Argentraeus] (Breton, 1519 – 1590)
	XVI	Jacques Amiot	Jacques Amyot (French, 1513 – 1593)
	XVII	Fulve Ursin	Fulvio Orsini (Italian, 1529 – 1600)
	XVIII	Pontus Heuterus	Pontus de Huyter (Flemish, 1535 – 1602)
	XIX	Florimond de Remond	Florimond de Raemond (French, 1540 – 1601)
	XX	Cæsar Baronius, Cardinal	Cesare Baronio (Italian, 1538 – 1607)
	XXI	Henry Catherine d’Avila	Enrico Caterino Davila (Italian, 1576 – 1631)
	XXII	Jean Papirius Masson;	Jean Papire Masson [Papirius] (French, 1544 – 1611)
	XXIII	Emanuel de Meteren	Emanuel van Meteren [Meteeren] (Flemish, 1535 – 1612)
	XXIV	Nicolas le Febure	Nicasius le Febure [Nicolas le Fèvre (French, 1615 – 1669)
	XXV	Jean Barclay	John Barclay (Scottish, 1582 – 1621)
	XXVI	Guillaume Camden	William Camden (English, 1551 – 1623)

Vol. 1, Book 3. Jurists

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Alexandre de Tartagnis	Alexander de Tartagnis (Italian, c. 1424 – 1477)
	II	Jason Mainus	Jason of Mayno [Giasone de Mayno] (Italian, 1435 – 1519)
	III	Philippe Dece	Filippo Decio or Decius (Italian, 1454 – c. 1535)
	IV	André Alciat	Andrea Alciato [Alciati; Andreas Alciatus] (1492 – 1550)
	V	André Tiraqueau	André Tiraqueau [Andreas Tiraquellus] (French, 1488–1558)
	VI	Gabriel Mudée	Gabriel Mudaeus [Gabriël van der Muyden] (Flemish, c. 1500 – 1560)
	VII	Charles du Moulin	Charles Dumoulin (French, 1500–1566)
	VIII	François Bauduin	François Baudouin [Balduinus] (French, 1520 – 1573)
	IX	Viglius de Zuichem	Viglius Zuichemus ab Aytta [Wigle Aytta van Zwichem] (Dutch, 1507 – 1577)
	X	Tibere Decian	Tiberio Deciani [Decianus] (Itaian, 1509 – 1582)
	XI	Antoine Augustin	Antonio Agustín y Albanell (Spanish, 1516 – 1586)
	XII	Mathieu Wesenbec	Matthew Wesenbeck [Mattheus van Wesenbeek] (Belgian, 1531 – 1586)
	XIII	Pierre Peckius	Petrus Peckius the Elder [Pieter Peck; Pierre Peckius] (Netherlandish, 1529 – 1589)
	XIV	Jacques Cuias	Jacques Cujas [Cujacius] (French, 1522 – 1590)
	XV	Jean Wamese	Jan Wames [Johannes Wamesius] (Netherlandish, 1524 – 1590)
	XVI	Pierre Pithou	Pierre Pithou [Petrus Pithoeus] (French, 1539 – 1596)
	XVII	Boece Epo	Boetius Epo (Netherlandish, 1529 – 1599)
	XVIII	Antoine le Febvre	Antoine Favre [Lefebvre] (French, 1557 – 1624)

Vol. 1, Book 4. Writes and Linguists

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Jean Bocace	Giovanni Boccaccio (Italian, 1313 – 1375)
	II	Emanuel Chrysoloras	Manuel [Emmanuel] Chrysoloras (Greek, c. 1355 – 1415)
	III	Jean Argyropilus	John Argyropoulos [Giovanni Argiropulo] (Greek, c. 1415 – 1487)
	IV	François Philelphe	Francesco Filelfo [Franciscus Philelphus] (Italian, 1398 – 1481)
	V	Theodore Gaza	Theodorus Gaza [Theodore Gazis; Thessalonicensis] (Greek, c. 1398 – c. 1475)
	VI	Rudolphe Agricola	Rodolphus Agricola [Rudolphus Agricola Phrisius] (Netherlandish, 1443/1444 – 1485)
	VII	Ange Politian	Agnolo [Angelo] Ambrogini [Poliziano; Politianus] (Italian, 1454 – 1494)
	VIII	Demetrius Chalcondyles	Demetrios Chalkokondyles [Demetrius Chalcocondyles; Demetricocondyles (Greek, 1423 – 1511)
	IX	Jean Lascaris	Janus Lascaris [Ianos Laskaris] (Greek, c. 1445 – 1535)
	X	Nicolas Clenard	Nicolas Cleynaerts [Clenardus; Clenard] (Flemish, 1495 – 1542)
	XI	Jean Pierius Valerianus	Pierio Valeriano Bolzani [Giovanni Pietro dalle Fosse] (Italian, 1477 – 1558)
	XII	Jeanne Gray de Suffolck	Lady Jane Grey [Lady Guildford Dudley] (English, c. 1537 – 1554)
	XIII	Pierre Nannius	Petrus Nannius [Pieter Nanninck] (Dutch, 1496 – 1557)
	XIV	Guillaume Postel	Guillaume Postel (French, 1510 – 1581)
	XV	François Raphelenge	Frans van Ravelingen [Franciscus Raphelengius] (Flemish, 1539 – 1597)
	XVI	Jean Passerat	Jean Passerat (French, 1534 – 1602)

Vol. 1, Book 5. Italian Artists

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Jean Cimabue	Cimabue [Cenni di Pepi; Pepo] (Italian, c. 1240 – 1302)
	II	André Tafi	Andrea Tafi (Italian, 1213 – 1294)
	III	Arnoud di Lappo	Arnolfo di Cambio (Italian, c. 1240 – 1300/1310)
	IV	Giotto	Giotto di Bondone (Italian, c. 1267 – 1337)
	V	Simon Memmi	Simone Martini (Italian, c. 1284 – 1344)
	VI	Taddée Gaddi	Taddeo Gaddi (Italian, c. 1290 – 1366)
	VII	Donato	Donatello [Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi] (Italian, c. 1386 – 1466)
	VIII	André Organa	Orcagna [Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo] (Italian, c. 1308 – 1368)
	IX	Masaccio	Masaccio [Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone] (Italian, 1401 – 1428)
	X	Philippe Bruneleschi	Filippo Brunelleschi [Pippo] (Italian, 1377 – 1446)
	XI	Antoine de Messine	Antonello da Messina [Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio] (Italian, c. 1430 – February 1479)
	XII	André Verrochio	Andrea del Verrocchio [Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni] (Italian, c. 1435 – 1488)
	XIII	Frere Philippe Lippi	Fra' Filippo Lippi (Italian, c. 1406 – 1469)
	XIV	Giorgion de Castel-Franco	Giorgione [Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco] (Italian, 1473/78 – 1510)
	XV	Antoine de Correge	Correggio [Antonio Allegri da Correggio] (Italian, 1489 – 1534)
	XVI	Bramante d’Urbin	Donato Bramante [Donato di Pascuccio d'Antonio; Bramante Lazzari] (Italian, 1444 – 1514)
	XVII	Sandro Boticelli	Sandro Botticelli [Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi] (Italian, c. 1445 – 1510)
	XVIII	André Mantegna	Andrea Mantegna (Italian, c. 1431 – 1506)
	XIX	Philippe Lippi	Filippino Lippi (Italian, 1457 – 1504)
	XX	Raphael Sanzio d’Urbin	Raphael [Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino] (Italian, 1483 – 1520)
	XXI	André del Sarto	Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486 – 1530)
	XXII	Leonard de Vinci	Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452 – 1519)
	XXIII	Jean François Rustici	Giovan [Giovanni] Francesco Rustici (Italian, 1475 – 1554)
	XXIV	Balthazar Perusi	Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, 1481 – 1536)
	XXV	Propertia de Rossi	Properzia de' Rossi (Italian, c. 1490 – 1530)
	XXVI	François Mazzuoli	Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola; Francesco Mazzola] (Italian, 1503 – 1540)
	XXVII	Le Rosso	Rosso Fiorentino [Il Rosso; Giovanni Battista de' Rossi] (Italian, 1494/5 – 1540)
	XXVIII	Jean Antoine Licinio de Pordenone	Pordenone [Giovanni Antonio Licinio; Giovanni Antonio de’ Sacchis (Italian, c. 1484 – 1539)
	XXIX	Polidore de Caravage	Polidoro da Caravaggio [Polidoro Caldara] (Italian, c. 1499 – 1543)
	XXX	Jule Romain	Giulio Romano [Giulio Pippi] (Italian, c. 1499 – 1546)
	XXXI	Perin del Vaga	Perino [Perin] del Vaga; Piero Bonaccorsi] (Italian, 1501 – 1547)
	XXXII	Dominique Beccafumi	Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (Italian, 1486 – 1551)
	XXXIII	Baccio Bandinel	Bartolommeo [Baccio Bandinelli; Bartolommeo Brandini] (Italian, 1493 – 1560)
	XXXIV	Jean d’Udine	Giovanni Nanni [Giovanni de' Ricamatori; Giovanni da Udine] (Italian, 1487 – 1564)
	XXXV	Michel-Ange Buonarotti	Michelangelo [Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni] (Italian, 1475 – 1564)
	XXXVI	Daniel Ricciarelli	Daniele Ricciarelli [Daniele da Volterra] (Italian, c. 1509 – 1566)
	XXXVII	Titian Uccello	Titian [Tiziano Vecelli; Vecellio (Italian, c. 1488/90 – 1576)
	BN	Jeanne Ucello	Lavinia Vecellio, (Italian, 1530 - 1575). Daughter of Titian
	XXXVIII	François Primatici	Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, 1504 – 1570)
	XXXIX	Jacques Barozzi de Vignole	Vignola [Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola] (Italian, 1507 – 1573)

Vol. 2, Book 1. Theologians

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Thomas à Kempis	Thomas à Kempis (German-Dutch, c. 1380 – 1471)
	II	Hierosme Savanarole	Girolamo Savonarola (Italian, 1452 – 1498)
	III	Jean Fischer, Cardinal	John Fisher (English, 1469 – 1535)
	IV	Louis Vives	Juan Luis Vives March [Ioannes Lodovicus Vives] (Spanish, 1493 – 1540)
	V	Albert Pighius	Albert Pighius [Pigghe] (Dutch, 1490 – 1542)
	VI	Ruart Tapper	Ruward Tapper van Enkhuizen (Dutch, 1487 – 1559)
	VII	Cornille Musso	Cornelis Musius (Dutch, 1500 – 1572)
	VIII	François Richardot	François Richardot [Franciscus] (French, 1507 – 1574)
	IX	François Sonnius	Franciscus Sonnius (Belgian, 1506 – 1576)
	X	Alphonce Salmeron	Alfonso [Alphonsus] Salmerón (Spanish, 1515 – 1585)
	XI	Martin Azpilcueta	Martín de Azpilcueta [Doctor Navarrus] (Spanish, 1491 – 1586)
	XII	Louys de Grenade	Luis [Louis] de Granada (Spanish, 1504 – 1588)
	XIII	Guillaume Alan, Cardinal	William Allen [Guilielmus Alanus] (English, 1532 – 1594)
	XIV	François Panigarole	Francesco Panigarola (Italian, 1548 – 1594)
	XV	Benoist Arias Montan	Benito Arias Montano [Benedictus Arias Montanus (Spanish, 1527 – 1598)
	XVI	Jacques Davy, Cardinal du Perron	Jacques Davy Duperron (French, 1556 – 1618)
	XVII	Robert Bellarmin, Cardincal	Robert Bellarmine [Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino] (Italian, 1542 – 1621)
	XVIII	Leonard Lessius	Leonardus Lessius [Lenaert Leys] (Flemish, 1554 – 1623)

Vol. 2, Book 2. Philosophers, Mathematicians, Astronomers, and Physicians

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Arnoud de Villeneuve	Arnaldus de Villa Nova [Arnaldus Villanovanus] (Spanish, c. 1240 – 1311)
	II	George de Trebisonde	George of Trebizond [Γεώργιος Τραπεζούντιος] (Greek, 1395 – 1486)
	III	Marsil Ficin	Marsilio Ficino [Marsilius Ficinus] (Italian, 1433 – 1499)
	IV	Jacques le Febure d’Estaples	Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples [Jacobus Faber Stapulensis] (French, c. 1455 – c. 1536)
	V	Nicolas Copernic	Nicolaus Copernicus [Mikołaj Kopernik; Niclas Koppernigk, Nikolaus Kopernikus] (Prussian-Polish, 1473 – 1543)
	VI	Jerosme Fracastor	Girolamo Fracastoro [Hieronymus Fracastorius] (Italian, c. 1476/8 – 1553)
	VII	Gemma Frisius	Gemma Frisius [Jemme Reinerszoon] (Dutch, 1508 – 1555)
	VIII	Jule Cæsar de l’Escale	Julius Caesar Scaliger [Giulio Cesare della Scala] (Italian-French, 1484 – 1558)
	IX	Jean Fernel	Jean François Fernel[Ioannes Fernelius] (French, 1497 – 1558)
	X	André Vesal	Andreas Vesalius (Flemish, 1514 – 1564)
	XI	Jean Baptiste Gellio	Giovanni Battista Gelli [Giambattista Gelli] (Italian, 1498 – 1563)
	XII	Pierre André Mathiole	Pietro Andrea Gregorio Mattioli (Italian, 1501 – c. 1577)
	XIII	Alexaner Picolomini	Alessandro Piccolomini (Italian, 1508 – 1579)
	XIV	Jean Stadius	Johannes Stadius [Estadius; Jan Van Ostaeyen; Jean Stade) (Flemish, 1527 – 1579)
	XV	Rembert Dodonée	Rembert Dodoens [Rembert Van Joenckema; Rembertus Dodonaeus] (Flemish, 1517 – 1585)
	XVI	Ambroise Paré	Ambroise Paré (French, c. 1510 – 1590)
	XVII	Pierre Forest	Pieter van Foreest [Petrus Forestus] Dutch, 1521 – 1597)
	XVII	Ticho Brahe	Tycho Brahe [Tyge Ottesen Brahe] (Danish, 1546 – 1601)
	XIX	Ulisse Aldrovand	Ulisse Aldrovandi (Italian, 1522 – 1605)
	XX	Jerosme Mercurial	Girolamo Mercuriale [Geronimo Mercuriali; Hieronymus Mercurialis] (Italian, 1530 – 1606)
	XXI	Charles de l’Escluse	Charles de l'Écluse [L'Escluse; Carolus Clusius] Flemish, 1526 – 1609)
	XXII	Christophle Clavius	Christopher Clavius (German, 1538 – 1612)
	XXIII	Jean Baptiste de la Porte	Giambattista [Giovanni Battista] della Porta (Italian, 1535? – 1615)
	XXIV	Louis Septal	Ludovico Settala [Ludovicus Septalius] (Italian, 1552 – 1633)
	XXV	Thomas Campanella	Tommaso Campanella [Giovanni Domenico Campanella] (Italian, 1568 – 1639)
	XXVI	Julienne Morelle	Juliana Morell [Juliana Morella] (Spanish, 1594 – 1653)
	XXVII	Galilee Galilei	Galileo Galilei [Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei] (Italian, 1564 – 1642)
	XXVIII	René Des Cartes	René Descartes [Renatus Cartesius] (French, 1596 – 1650)
	XXIX	Knelme Digby	Sir Kenelm Digby (English, 1603 – 1665)

Vol. 2, Book 3. Scientists

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Albert le Grand	Albertus Magnus [Saint Albert the Great; Albert of Cologne] (German, c. 1200 – 1280)
	II	Raimond Lulle	Ramon Llull (Spanish, c. 1232 – c. 1315/16)
	III	Christophle de Longueil	Christophe de Longueil [Christophorus Longolius] (Brabantian, 1490 – 1522)
	IV	Erasme de Rotterdam	Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus [Erasmus of Rotterdam] (Dutch, 1466 – 1536)
	V	Guillaume Budé	Guillaume Budé [Guilielmus Budaeus] (French, 1467 – 1540)
	VI	Pierre Bembe, Cardinal	Pietro Bembo [Petrus Bembus] (Italian, 1470 – 1547)
	VII	Beatus Rhenanus	Beatus Rhenanus [Beatus Bild] (German, 1485 – 1547)
	VIII	Cornille Sgryver	Cornelius Grapheus [Cornelis De Schrijver] (Dutch, 1482 – 1558)
	IX	Jean Gorop Becan	Johannes Goropius Becanus [Jan Gerartsen] (Dutch, 1519 – 1573)
	X	Adrien Junius	Hadrianus Junius [Adriaen de Jonghe] (Dutch, 1511 – 1575)
	XI	Jean Sambuc	Johannes Sambucus [János Zsámboky] (Hungarian, 1531 – 1584)
	XII	Pierre Victor	Piero [Pietro] Vettori [Petrus Victorius] (Italian, 1499 – 1585)
	XIII	Marc Antoine de Muret	Muretus [Marc Antoine Muret] (French, 1526 – 1585)
	XIV	Juste Lipse	Justus Lipsius [Joest Lips; Joost Lips] (Flemish, 1547 – 1606)
	XV	Joseph de L’Escale	Joseph Justus Scaliger (French, 1540 – 1609)
	XVI	Pierre de Bert	Petrus Bertius [Peter Bertius; Pieter de Bert] (Dutch, 1565 – 1629)
	XVII	Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc	Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (French, 1580 – 1637)
	XVIII	Hugue de Groot	Hugo Grotius [Hugo de Groot] (Dutch, 1583 – 1645)
	XIX	Daniel Heinsius	Daniel Heinsius [Heins] (Dutch, 1580 – 1655)
	XX	Erice Putean	Erycius Puteanus (Netherlandish, 1574 – 1646)
	XXI	Nicolas Caussin	Nicolas Caussin (French, 1583– 1651)
	XXII	Claude de Saumaise	Claude Saumaise [Claudius Salmasius] (French, 1588 – 1653)
	XXIII	Anne Marie Schurmans	Anna Maria van Schurman (Dutch, 1607 – 1678)
	XXIII	Anne Marie Schurmans	Anna Maria van Schurman (Dutch, 1607 – 1678)

Vol. 2, Book 4. Inventors and Explorers

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Berthold Schuvarts	Berthold Schwarz [Schwartz] (German, Late 14th century)
	II	Jean Guttemberg	Johannes Gutenberg [Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (German, c. 1400 – 1468)
	III	Laurent Coster	Laurens Janszoon Coster [Laurens Jansz Koster] (Netherlandish, c. 1370 – c. 1440)
	IV	Christophle Plantin	Christophe Plantin [Christoffel Plantijn] (Dutch, c. 1520 – 1589)
	V	Paul Manuce	Paulus Manutius [Paolo Manuzio] (Italian, 1512 – 1574)
	VI	Balthasar Moret	Balthasar Moretus (Flemish, 1574 – 1641)
	VII	Christophle Colomb	Christopher Columbus [Cristobal Colon; (Cristoforo Colombo] (Italian, 1451 – 1506)
	VIII	Americ Vespuce	Amerigo Vespucci (Italian, 1451 – 1512)
	IX	Ferdinand Magellan	Ferdinand Magellan [Fernão de Magalhães; Fernando de Magallanes] (Portugese, 1480 – 1521)
	X	Hernand Cortez	Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano (Spanish, 1485 – 1547)
	XI	François Drack	Sir Francis Drake (English, c. 1540 – 1596)
	XII	Thomas Candisch	Sir Thomas Cavendish (English, 1560 – 1592)
	XIII	Gerard Mercator	Gerardus Mercator (Flemish, 1512 – 1594)
	XIV	Jean Taisnier	Jean Taisner [Taisnier; Johannes Taisnerius] (Flemish, 1508 – 1562)
	XV	Abraham Ortelius	Abraham Ortelius [Ortels; Orthellius; Wortels] (Brabantian, 1527 – 1598)
	XVI	Nicolas Tartaglia	Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (Italian, 1499/1500 – 1557)
	XVII	Orlande de Lassus	Orlande de Lassus [Roland de Lassus; Orlando di Lasso; Orlandus Lassus; Orlande de Lattre or Roland de Lattre] (Belgian, 1530/32 – 1594)
	XVIII	Philippe de Mons	Philippe de Monte [Philippus de Monte] (Flemish, 1521 – 1603)

Vol. 2, Book 5. Poets

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I	Dante d’Aligere	Dante Alighieri (Italian, c. 1265 – 1321)
	II	François Petrarque	Francesco Petrarca [Petrarch] (Italian, 1304 – 1374)
	III	Laure de Sado	Laura de Noves [Petrarch's Laura; Madame de Sade] (Italian, 1310 – 1348)
	IV	Michel Marulle	Michael Tarchaniota Marullus [Michele Marullo Tarcaniota] (Greek, c. 1458 – 1500)
	V	Balthasar de Castillon	Baldassare Castiglione (Italian, 1478 – 1529)
	VI	Marc Musure	Marcus Musurus [Markos Mousouros; Marco Musuro (Greek-Italian, c. 1470 – 1517)
	VII	Pierre Aretin	Pietro Aretino (Italian, 1492 – 1556)
	VIII	Jacques Sannazar	Jacopo Sannazaro (Italian, 1458 – 1530)
	IX	Louis Arioste	Ludovico Ariosto (Italian, 1474 – 1533)
	X	Jean Second	Johannes Secundus[Janus Secundus] (Dutch, 1511 – 1536)
	XI	Victoire Colonne	Vittoria Colonna (Italian, 1492 – 1547)
	XII	Corneille Musius	Cornelis Musius (Dutch, 1500 – 1572)
	XIII	Pierre de Ronsard	Pierre de Ronsard French, 1524 – 1585)
	XIV	Guillaume de Saluste du Bartas	Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (French, 1544 – 1590)
	XV	Torquato Tasso	Torquato Tasso (Italian, 1544 – 1595)
	XVI	Jean Dorat	Jean Daurat [Joan Dorat; Auratus] (French, 1508 – 1588)
	XVII	Philippe Desportes	Philippe Desportes [Desports] (French, 1546 – 1606)
	XVIII	Janus Douza	Janus Dousa, Lord of Noordwyck [Jan van der Does] (Dutch, 1545 – 1604)
	XIX	Scevole de Sainte Marthe	Scévole de Sainte-Marthe (French, 1536 – 1623)
	XX	François de Malherbe	François de Malherbe (French, 1555 – 1628)

Vol. 2, Book 6. Netherlandish painters

Portrait	№	Bullart name	Full name
	I-1	Hubert van Eyck	Hubert van Eyck (Flemish, c. 1385/90 – 1426)
	I-2	Jean van Eyck	Jan van Eyck (Flemish, c. 1390 – 1441)
	II	Theodore de Harlem	Bernard van Orley [Barend; Barent van Orley; Bernaert van Orley; Barend van Brussel] (Dutch-Flemish, 1487/1491 – 1541)
	III	Albert Durer	Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 – 1528)
	IV	Roger vander Weyde	Rogier van der Weyden [Rogero Buxellensus] (Flemish, c. 1400 – 1464)
	V	Quentin Matsys	Quentin Matsys [Quinten Matsijs] (Flemish, 1466 – 1530)
	VI	Jerosme du Bois	Hieronymus Bosch [Jheronimus van Aken] (Dutch, c. 1450 – 1516)
	VII	Lucas de Leyde	Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494 – 1533)
	BN-1	Lucas de Leyde	Young Man with a Skull
	VIII	Joachim Patinier	Joachim Patinir [Patenier; Ioachimo Dionatensi] (Flemish, c. 1480 –1524),
	IX	Henry de Bles	Herri met de Bles [Henri Blès, Herri de Dinant; Henrico Blesio Bovinati] (Flemish, c. 1490 – after 1566),
	X	Bernard de Bruxelles	Dirk Bouts [Dieric Bouts; Thierry Van Haarlem] (Flemish, c. 1415 – 1475)
	XI	Jean de Maubeuge	Jan Gossaert [Jan Mabuse] (Flemish, c. 1478 – 1532)
	XII	Pierre Coeck	Pieter Coecke van Aelst [Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder (Flemish, 1502 – 1550)
	XIII	Jean Holbein	Hans Holbein the Younger [Ioannes Holbenius] (German, c. 1497 – 1543)
	XIV	Henry Aldegraef	Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1501/2 – 1555/61)
	XV	Jean Mayo	Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen [Jan Mayo; Ioanni Maio; Barbalonga] (Flemish, c. 1504 – 1559)
	XVI	Lucas Gassel	Lucas Gassel [Lucas van Gassel] (Flemish, c. 1480 – Brussels, 1568/69)
	XVII	Jean Schoorel	Jan van Scorel [Johannes Schoreel] (Dutch, 1495 – 1562)
	XVIII	Antoine Moro	Sir Anthonis Mor [Anthonis Mor van Dashorst; Antonio Moro] (Dutch, c. 1517 — 1577)
	XIX	Lambert Lombard	Lambert Lombard (Flemish, c. 1505 – 1566)
	XX	Pierre Breugel	Pieter Bruegel [Brueghel; Breughel] the Elder (Flemish, 1525/30 – 1569)
	XXI	Guillaume Cayo	Willem Adriaensz Key (Flemish, 1516 – 1568)
	XXII	François Floris	Frans Floris [Frans Floris the Elder; Frans Floris de Vriendt] (Flemish, 1519 – 1570)
	XXIII	Martin Hemskerke	Maerten van Heemskerck [Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen] (Dutch, 1498 – 1574)
	XXIV	Antoine de Monfort Bloclant	Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort [Anthonie van Blocklandt; Anthonie van Montfoort] (Dutch, 1533/34 – 1583)
	XXV	Michel Coxie	Michiel Coxie the Elder [Michiel Coxcie the Elder; Michiel van Coxcie; Coxius (Flemish, 1499 – 1592)
	XXVI	Arnoud Mytens	Aert Mijtens (Flemish, c. 1541 – 1602)
	XXVII	Henry Goltzius	Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, (German-Dutch, 1558 – 1617)
	XXVIII	Martin de Vos	Maerten de Vos [Maerten de Vos the Elder; Marten de Vos] (Flemish, 1532 – 1603)
	XXIX	Paul Bril	Paul Bril (Flemish, 1554 – 1626)
	XXX	Michel Mirevelt	Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt [Michiel Jansz.; Miereveld; Miereveldt] (Dutch, 1566 – 1641)
	XXXI	Bartholomé Spranger	Bartholomeus Spranger [Bartholomaeus Spranger] (Flemish, 1546 – 1611
	XXXII	Henry Cornille Vroom	Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom (Dutch, c. 1562 – 1640)
	XXXIII	Abraham Blommart	Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566 – 1651)
	XXXIV	Octave Venius	Otto van Veen [Otto Venius; Octavius Vaenius] (Flemish, 1556 – 1629)
	XXXV	Jacques Calot	Jacques Callot (French, c. 1592 – 1635)
	XXXVI	Martin Richart	Marten Ryckaert [Maerten Ryckaert] (Flemish, 1587, Antwerp – 1631)
	XXXVII	Pierre Paul Rubens	Peter Paul Rubens (Dutch, 1577 – 1640)
	XXXVIII	Antoine Van Dyck	Anthony van Dyck (Dutch, 1599 – 1641)
	BN-2	Mary Ruthven	Mary Ruthven, Lady van Dyck (Scottish-Dutch, c.1622 – 1645)
	XXXIX	Venceslas Coberghe	Wenceslas Cobergher [Wenzel Coebergher] (Flemish, 1560 – 1634)
	XL	Jacques Francquart	Jacob Franquart (Flemish, 1582/83 – 1651)
	XLI	Theodore Rombouts	Theodoor Rombouts (Flemish, 1597 – 1637)
	XLII	Adrien Brouwer	Adriaen Brouwer (Flemish, c. 1605 – 1638)
	XLIII	Simon Vouet	Simon Vouet (French, 1590 – 1649)
	XLIV	Gerard Segers	Gerard Seghers (Flemish, 1591 – 1651)
	XLV	Gaspar de Crayer	Gaspar de Crayer [Jasper de Crayer] (Flemish, 1584 – 1669)
	XLVI	Thomas Willeborts	Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert (Dutch, 1613 – 1654)
	XLVII	Daniel Segers	Daniël Seghers [Daniel Seghers] (Flemish, 1590 – 1661)

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Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books / Translated by the Most Eminent Hands. — London: Jacob Tonson, 1717.

Title: OVID'S | METAMORPHOSES | IN | FIFTEEN BOOKS. | Translated by the most Eminent Hands. | Adorn’d with Sculptures | London: | Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespeare’s–Head | over-against Katharine-Street in the Strand. | M DCC XVII. || Physical description: Folio, laid paper, engraved title as frontispiece, letterpress title-page, portrait of the dedicatee, the Princess of Wales, engraved by George Vertue (British, 1684 – 1756) after Sir Godfrey Kneller (German, 1646 – 1723), [4] – dedication with headpiece vignette engraved by Elisha Kirkall (British, 1682 – 1742) after Peter Berchet (French, 1659 – 1720 London), [i]-xx – preface, [4] – contents, 1-548; collation: π³ a-f², B-Zzzzzz², +15 full-paged engravings, one heading each book; bound in full contemporary tan English calf blind-tooled with a darker panel, raised bands, crimson label with gilt lettering, sprinkled compartments with blind tooling, rebacked, later endpapers, 15 1/4 x 9 1/2 in (39.5 x 26 x 5 cm). Contributors: Author: Ovid (Roman, 43 B.C. – A.D. 17) Translator: Sir Samuel Garth (British, 1661 – 1719) Translator: John Dryden (British, 1631 – 1700) Translator: Joseph Addison (British, 1672 – 1719) Translator: John Gay (British, 1685 – 1732) Dedicatee / Sitter: Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Wales, Queen of England (German-British, 1683 – 1737) Engraver: Elisha Kirkall (British, 1682 – 1742) Artist: Peter Berchet (French-British, 1659 – 1720) Artist: Sir Godfrey Kneller (German, 1646 – 1723) Engraver: George Vertue (British, 1684 – 1756) Engraver: Louis Du Guernier, the younger (French, 1677 – 1716) Engraver: Michael Vandergucht (Flemish, 1660 – 1725) Engraver: Elisha Kirkall (British, 1682 – 1742) Engraver: R. Smith (British, fl. early 18th century) Engraver: Matthys Pool (Dutch, 1670 – c. 1732) Publisher: Jacob Tonson, the Elder (British, 1655 – 1736)

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Cornelis De Bie. Het Gulden Cabinet. — Antwerp: Jan Meyssens, 1661.
Engraved title page:
- In an oval cartouche at the centre, flanked by female personifications of Painting and Poetry, surmounted by an eagle, Mars and Envy chained by Cupid below: HET GULDEN CABINET | VANDE EDEL VRY SCHILDER, CONST | INHOUDENDE | DEN LOF VANDE VERMARSTE | SCHILDERS, | ARCHITECTE, BELDTHOWERS | ENDE PLAETSNYDERS | VAN DESE EEVW | DOOR | CORN: DE BIE NOTS. | TOT | LIER | 1661. ||
- In lower margin below the image frame: t’Antwerpen gedruckt by Ian Meyssens Constvercooper op de Eyermert inden goude Rexdalder | Abrah. a Diepenbeck delin. — Cornelis Meyssens sculpsit. || Handwritten inscription below: Frederik Verachter
Letterpress title: HET GULDEN CABINET | VANDE EDEL VRY | SCHILDER – CONST | ontsloten door den lanck ghevvenschten | Vrede tusschen de tvee mach- | tighe Croonen van SPAIGNIEN | EN | VRANCRYCK, | Waer-inne begrepen is den ontstersse- | lijcken loss vande vermaerste | Constminnende Geesten | ENDE | SCHILDERS | Van dese Eeuvv, hier inne meest near het | leven as-gebeldt , verciert met veel ver- | makelijcke Rijmen ende Spreucken. | DOOR | Cornelis de Bie Notaris binnen Lyer. || Pagination: 2 binder’s blank leaves, engraved t.p.,[1, 2] letterpress t.p., 3-585 [586] – approbatie, [2] – colophon / blank, 1 binder’s blank leaf. Collation: Engr. t.p., A-Aaaa⁴ Bbbb², plates within a collation.
Cornelis de Bie. Het Gulden Cabinet. — Antwerp: [J. van Montfort for] Jan Meyssens, 1661 [colophon: 1662]. First edition, quarto, with engraved title, added portrait of De Bie dated 1708 mounted and inserted*, illustrated with 97 full-page engravings of artists, and an engraving of a personification of the city of Rome repeated five times; bound in full contemporary Dutch parchment over boards, tooled in blind, titled on spine; ex libris Frederik Verachter (Dutch, 1797 – 1870), archivist of the Antwerp city library, with pages of notes in his hand, signature to title, and inserted leaf with extra biographical information about one of the 280 artists of the Low Countries profiled and illustrated in this volume; contents good; ex libris Gustave Van Havre (Dutch, 1817 – 1892), with his armorial bookplate inside the front board, 24 x 19.5 x 4.5 cm.
Catalogue raisonné: J. F. Van Someren (1888) pp. 200-202. * CORNELIUS DE BIE. ÆT. 81. 1708. | Dat Ick op D'aard Niet Anders Ben | Als Stof En Assen Ick Beken: | En Alle Mijnen Arrebeijd | Noch Van Veel Minder Weerdigheijt. || J. C. de Cock delin: — H. F. diamaer Sculpsit Antv: Ref.: Royal Collection Trust. Backer, Jacob de (Flemish, c. 1555 – c. 1585) (artist) Balen, Jan van (Flemish, 1611 – 1654) (artist) Bally, David (Dutch, 1584 – 1657) (artist) Beck, David [Beek] (Dutch, 1621 – 1656) (artist) Bie, Cornelis de (Flemish, 1627 – 1711) (author) Bloemaert, Abraham (Dutch, 1565 – 1658) (artist) Borcht I, Hendrik van der, the Elder (Flemish, 1583 – 1651) (artist) Borcht II, Hendrik van der, the Younger (German 1614 – 1676) (artist) Bouttats, Frederik, the Elder (Flemish, 1590 – 1661) (attributed to) (engraver) Bramer, Leonard [Leendert] (Dutch, 1596 – 1674) (artist) Bronckhorst, Jan Gerritsz van (Dutch, 1603-1661) (artist) Bylert, Jan van (Dutch, 1603 – 1671) (artist) Caukercken, Cornelis van (Flemish, 1626 – 1680) (engraver) Collin, Richard (Luxembourgish, 1627 – 1698) (engraver) Coques, Gonzales (Flemish, 1614 – 1684) (artist) Cossiers, Joannes (Flemish, 1600 – 1671) (artist) Danckerts de Rij, Peter (Dutch, 1605-1660) (artist) Dipenbeeck, Abraham van (Dutch, 1596 – 1675) (artist) Does, Antony van der (Flemish, 1609 –1680) (engraver) Dyck, Anthony van (Flemish, 1599 – 1641) (artist) François, Pierre (fl. 1643) (artist) Hecke, Jan van den, the Elder (Flemish, 1620 – 1684) (engraver) Heil, Daniel van (Flemish, 1604 – 1664) (artist) Heil, Jan Baptiste van (Flemish, 1609 – 1685) (artist) Heil, Leo van (Flemish, 1605 – c. 1664) (artist) Helt Stockade, Nicolaes van (Dutch, 1614 – 1669) (artist) Hollar, Wenceslaus [Hollar, Václav; Wenzel] ( Bohemian, 1607 – 1677) (artist) Hondius I, Hendrick [de Hondt] (Flemish-Dutch, 1573 – 1650) (artist) Janssens, Cornelis van Ceulen [Johnson, Cornelius] (Flemish-Dutch, 1593-1664) (artist) Jode I, Pieter de, the Elder (1570 – 1634) (engraver) Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish, 1593 – 1678) (artist) Lint, Peter van (Flemish, 1609 – 1690) (artist) Meyssens, Cornelis (Flemish, 1639 – fl.1673) (engraver) Meyssens, Joannes [Johannes, Jan, Jean] (Flemish, 1612 – 1670) Mola, Pier Francesco (Italian, 1612 – 1666) (artist) Monte, Deodat del [Mont, Deodat van der; Delmont, Deodatus] (Flemish, 1582 – 1644) (artist) Montfort, Jan van (fl. c. 1595 – 1644) (printer) Padoanino, Francisco (Italian, 1660) (artist) Poelenburgh, Cornelis van [Poelenburch] (Dutch, 1594 – 1667) (artist) Pontius, Paulus (Flemish, 1603 – 1658) (engraver) Quellinus, Erasmus, the Younger (Flemish, 1607 – 1678) (artist) Reni, Guido (Italian, 1575 – 1642) (artist) Sadeler II, Egidius (Flemish, c.1570 – 1629) (artist) Saftleven, Herman, the Younger (Dutch, 1609 – 1685) (artist) Seghers, Gerard (Flemish, 1591 - 1651) (artist) Snyers, Hendrik (Flemish, 1611 – 1644) (engraver) Soutman, Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1593/1601 – 1657) (artist) Steen, Franciscus van der (Flemish, 1625 – 1672) (engraver) Teniers, David, the Younger (Flemish, 1610 – 1690) (artist) Venne, Adriaen van de [Adriaen Pietersz] (Dutch, 1589 – 1662) (artist) Voet, Alexander, the Elder (Flemish, 16-8/1613 – 1689) (engraver) Vorsterman, Lucas, the Elder (Flemish, 1595-1675) (engraver) Waumans, Conraed (Flemish, 1619 – 1675) (engraver) Willaerts, Adam (Dutch, 1577 – 1664) (artist)
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[Pierre-Joseph Bernard]. Phrosine et Mélidore : poème en quatre chants. — Messine et Paris: Le Jay, 1772.

Title page: PHROSINE | ET | MELIDORE, | POËME | EN QUATRE CHANTS. | A MESSINE, | Et se trouve A Paris, | Chez Le Jay, Libraire, au Grand Corneille, | rue S. Jacques. | M. DCC. LXXII. || Pagination : ffl, [2] – h.t. / blank, [2] t.p. / blank, [1] 2-55 [56 blank], bfl ; 4 copperplate engravings by Nicolas Ponce (French, 1746 – 1831) after Charles Eisen (French, 1720 – 1778), one before each chant. Collation: 8vo; π² (h.t., t.p. ) A-C⁸ D⁴. Binding: 20.5 x 14 cm, full mottled calf, gilt-ruled with triple fillet, flat spine, gilt in compartments, black label with gilt lettering, printed on laid paper, all edges red. Catalogue raisonné: Cohen de Ricci p. 132; J. Lewine: p. 53. Contributors: Nicolas Ponce (French, 1746 – 1831) Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777) Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen (French, 1720 – 1778) Pierre-Joseph Bernard [Gentil-Bernard] (French, 1708 – 1775).

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François Fénelon. The Adventures of Télémachus, the Son of Ulysses / Translated by John Hawkesworth, corrected and revised by G. Gregory, illustrated by Thomas Stothard; 2 volumes. — London: C. and G. Kearsley, 1795.

Title page: THE | ADVENTURES | OF | TELEMACHUS, | THE | SON OF ULYSSES. | FROM THE FRENCH OF | SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE–FENELON, | ARCHBISHOP OF CAMBRAY. | BY THE LATE | JOHN HAWKESWORTH, LL. D. | CORRECTED AND REVISED BY | G. GREGORY, D. D. | JOINT EVENING PREACHER AT THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL, AND AUTHOR OF | ESSAYS, HISTORICAL AND MORAL, &C. | WITH | A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, AND A COMPLETE INDEX, HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL. | EMBELLISHED WITH TWELVE ELEGANT ENGRAVINGS. | IN TWO VOLUMES. | VOL. I. [VOL. II] | — | LONDON: | PRINTED FOR C. AND G. KEARSLEY, FLEET-STREET. | 1795. || Vol. 1: collation: 2 blank leaves, π⁶, a-d⁴, B-Z⁴ Aa-Ff⁴, 2 blank leaves, 7 coloured engravings; pagination: [i-v] vi-xxxv [xxxvi], [1] 2-223 [224 blank]. Vol. 2: collation: 2 blank leaves, π⁴, Gg-Zz⁴, 3A-3K⁴ [a]⁴ b², 2 blank leaves, 5 coloured engravings; pagination: [i-iii] iv-vii [viii], [225] 226-439, [440-452]. Exterior: 2-volume set, uniformly bound in full crimson linen morocco, key fret inside, gilt-ruled with a floral pattern between fillets to boards, flat spine decorated in gilt, with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, AEG, 4to, 28 x 22.5 cm; printed on wove paper with watermark “WS”. Blind stamp to ffl by previous owner: "B. J. WIJNVELDT". Engravings: 12 tinted stipple engravings à la poupée: one by James Neagle (British, 1760? – 1822), four by William Bromley (British, 1769 – 1842), four by William Skelton (British, 1763 – 1848), one by John Ogborne (British, 1755 – 1837), and two by James Parker (1750 – 1805) after Thomas Stothard (British, 1755 – 1834). Ref.: Lewine (1898), p. 183: "The 1795 edition, 2 vols., 4to., with 12 engravings after Stothard, has a nominal value." Not in Cohen De Ricci, 1912. Original: François Fénelon. Les Aventures de Télémaque, fils d’Ulysse. See №№ LIB-2522-2020 and LIB-2683.2021 in this collection. John Hawkesworth (British, c. 1715 – 1773). George Gregory (British, 1754 – 1808).
George Kearsley the elder (British, 1739 – 1790) (Kearsley, Catharine and George – publishers)

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François Fénelon. The Adventures of Télémachus, the Son of Ulysses / Translated by John Hawkesworth. — London: W. and W. Strahan, 1768.

THE | ADVENTURES | OF | TELEMACHUS, | THE SON OF ULYSSES. | Translated from the French of | Messire François Salignac de la Mothe–Fenelon, | Archbishop of Cambray. | BY | JOHN HAWKESWORTH, L. L. D. | — | LONDON: | Printed for the AUTHOR, by W. and W. Strahan, | M DCC LXVIII. || Binding: half polished brown calf over marbled boards, wave ruled blind, gilt fillet ruled compartments, black label with gilt lettering to spine; 29.5 x 24.5 cm; marbled endpapers. Pagination: 2 blank leaves (wove paper), [I, ii] – t.p. / blank, [iii] iv – dedication, [v] vi-xv – subscribers, [xvi] blank, [xvii] xviii-xix – preface, [xx] xxi-xxxv – contents, [xxxvi] – errata, subscribers omitted, [1] 2-462, printed on laid paper, 2 blank leaves (wove paper). Collation: 4to; A⁴, a-c⁴ d², B-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Mmm⁴ Nnn³; 24 head- and 24 tailpieces engraved by Charles Grignion the Elder (British, 1721 – 1810) after Samuel Waly (British, 1720 – 1786). Original: François Fénelon. Les Aventures de Télémaque, fils d’Ulysse. See № LIB-2522-2020 in this collection. Not in Lewine, 1898; Not in Cohen De Ricci, 1912.

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Torquato Tasso. La Gerusalemme liberata (2 volumes). — Paris: Delalain, Durand, Molini, 1771.

A two-volume set. Vol. 1:
Title: LA | GERUSALEMME | LIBERATA | DI | TORQUATO TASSO | Tomo Primo | {vignette} | IN PARIGI | M.DCC.LXXI | Appreßo { Agostino Delalain. | Pietro Durand. | Gio: Claudio Molini. | Droüet ∫crip.

Pagination: ffl [1] 2-331 [332] bfl; illustrations after Gravelot: frontis. by Henriquez, t.p. vignette by Patas, engraved dedication by Le Roy, 10 head- and 7 tailpieces by Le Roy, 5 full-page vignettes by Le Roy, and 10 plates by: Baquoy, Duclos (3), Le Roy, Lingée, Née, Rousseau, and Simonet (2).

Collation: 8vo; A-V⁸ X⁶.
Vol. 2: Title: LA | GERUSALEMME | LIBERATA | DI | TORQUATO TASSO | Tomo Secondo | {vignette} | IN PARIGI | M.DCC.LXXI | Appreßo { Agostino Delalain. | Pietro Durand. | Gio: Claudio Molini. | Droüet ∫crip. Pagination: ffl [1] 2-340 bfl; illustrations after Gravelot: frontis. by Henriquez, t.p. vignette by Mesnil, 10 head- and 6 tailpieces by Le Roy, 4 full-page vignettes by Le Roy, tailpiece by Ponce, and 10 plates by: Duclos, Henriquez, Leveau, Lingée, Massard, Née, Patas, Ponce, Rousseau, and Simonet. Collation: 8vo; A-X⁸ Y². Size: 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Size of the copy sold at Sotheby's in 2015: 23.3 x 14.0 cm; Christie's in 2008: 23.2 x 14.4 cm Page size: 21 x 13.5 cm. In referenced sources, the page size is bigger than that. N. Ray gives 11 ½ x 8 ⁷⁄₈ inches or 9 x 5½ inches. Cohen and De Ricci do not bother to give sizes, considering that octavo is octavo. MFA: 30.3 x 23.1 x 4 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.) Binding: Two volumes uniformly bound in full marbled calf, ruled in gilt, flat spine with gilt decorations and monogram, cream lettered label. Geoffrey Lord Cross of Chelsea [Geoffrey Cross, Baron Cross of Chelsea] (British, 1904 – 1989) bookplate to front pastedown. Catalogue raisonné: N. Ray №22, p. 48; Cohen De Ricci 974-975 According to MFA printing by: François-Augustin Quillau (French, 1743–1804). This edition was illustrated by Hubert François Gravelot (French, 1699–1773) and engraved by the following engravers: Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777) Antoine Jean Duclos (French, 1742–1795) Benoît Louis Henriquez (French, 1732–1806) Jean Jacques André Le Veau (French, 1729–1785) Charles Louis Lingée (French, 1748–1819) Jacques Le Roy (French, born in 1739) Jean Massard (1740–1822) Elie du Mesnil (French, born about 1728) François Denis Née (French, 1735–1818) Charles Emmanuel Jean Baptiste Patas (French, 1744–1802) Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831) Jean François Rousseau (French, born in 1740) Jean Baptiste Simonet (French, 1742–1813) Droüet (French, 18th century)

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Almanach Iconologique, ou des arts pour l’année 1764, orné de figures avec leurs explications par M. Gravelot. — Paris: Lattré, 1764.

Engraved title:

Upper frame: ALMANACH | ICONOLOGIQUE, | OU | DES ARTS | pour l'année | 1764. | Orné de Figures | avec leurs explications | par | M. GRAVELOT. | avec Priv. du Roy | A PARIS

Lower frame: Chez Lattré Graveur rue S. Jacq. | à la Ville de Bordeaux.

Under the frame: H. Gravelot del. — L. Legrand sc.

28 leaves, of them: engraved t.p., engraved frontis., and 12 plates, text engraved. Pages numbered 1-12, and I-XII (incorrectly marked XVI), other unpaginated, unbound tissue guards. Size: 10.6 x 7.2 cm, full polished crimson calf w/veins, triple-ruled in gilt with florets in corners, flat spine, double-ruled in gilt, all edges gilt. Florets in compartments, black title label with gilt lettering “ALM | ICON ||”, peacock marbled endpapers, blue silk ribbon. Approbation dated 15 November 1763, as some plates.

Catalogue raisonné: Cohen, De Ricci 454.

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Crébillon fils. Le sopha, conte moral / Nouvelle édition. — Pekin [i.e. Paris]: l’imprimeur de l’Empereur, 1749.

Title-page in black and red: LE | SOPHA, | CONTE MORAL. | NOUVELLE EDITION. | PREMIERE PARTIE. | {vignette} | A PEKIN, | Chez l'imprimeur de l'Empereur, | 1749. || Pagination: Two volumes in one. [2] – blanks, [2] – blank / frontis., [i, ii] – t.p. / blank, [iii] iv-xxi [xxii] ; [1] 2-253, [254-256] – table / blank, [2] – blanks; [i, ii] f.t. (seconde partie). [iii] 4-237 [238-240] – table / blank, [2] – blanks ; ills. 1 frontispiece, 4 plates and 2 vignettes by Pelletier after Clavereau, 2 fleurons by Fessard after Cochin. Collation: 12mo; a¹², A⁸B⁴–T⁸V⁴, X⁸ [*¹]; A⁸B⁴–T⁸V⁴. Binding: Full mottled calf, flat spine, compartments double-ruled in gilt, gilt flowers and foliage in compartments, crimson title label; marbled endpapers. Printed on laid paper, watermarked. Size: 14.8 x 8.8 cm Catalogue raisonné: Cohen, de Ricci (266); J. Lewine (124-5).

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[Voltaire]. La Pucelle d’Orléans, Poëme héroï-comique en dix-huit chants. — Genève: [Cazin], 1788.

LA PUCELLE | D'ORLÉANS, | POËME HÉROÏ-COMIQUE, | EN DIX-HUIT CHANTS. |{vignette}| A GENEVE. | M. DCC.LXXXVIII.|| Pagination: engraved frontis., engraved portrait, [1, 2] – t.p. / blank, [3] 4-304; plates: engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait of Jeanne d'Arc and 18 engraved plates (the so-called 'suite anglaise' by Marillier, Clément-Pierre (French, 1740 – 1808) after Duflos, Pierre (French, 1742 – 1816). Publisher: Cazin, Hubert-Martin (French, 1724 – 1795). Modern binding to imitate full mottled calf of the 18th century, gilt double-ruled boards, gilt decorated spine with the crimson label “LA PUCELLE”, AEG, laid paper. Size: 13.3 x 8.7 cm; 18mo. Catalogue raisonné: Cohen, De Ricci 1032 (for 1777 and 1780 editions). J. Lewine p.559 (for 1777 16mo and even 12mo editions). The 'correct' 1st thus edition is called suite anglaise because instead of 'chant number' it's printed 'book number' on top of the pages. This copy is definitely a later pirated edition.

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Torquato Tasso. La Gierusalemme liberata. — Genoa: Girolamo Bartoli, 1590.

Engraved title with the portrait of Torquato Tasso, displayed in an oval medallion, bound in “TORQUATO TASSO”, between two naked putti; Architecture with two columns and Ionic capitals supporting an architectural pediment; between the columns is a table with the inscription: LA GIERVSALEMME | LIBERATA | DI TORQVATO TASSO | Con le Figure di Bernardo | CASTELLO; | E le Annotazioni di Scipio | GENTILI, e di Giulio | GVASTAVINI. | IN GENOVA. M.D.LXXXX .|| Contents: The 20 cantos are followed by: Tutte le stanza intere, che dall'autore sono state refiutate in questo libro; Annotationi di Scipio Gentili; Luoghi osservati dal mag. Giulio Guastavini, quali il Tasso nella sua Gierusalemme hà presi & imitati da poeti & altri scrittori antichi; Allegoria del poema; Tavola di tutti i nomi proprii et di tutte le materie principali contenute nel presente libro. Pagination: [2] engraved t.p. / blank, 3-11, [1] 2-255 [256], 1-71 [72] [1] 2-40, 4 unpag. leaves ‘Allegoria del poema’; total 387 pp. Collation: 8vo; π⁶ A-Q⁸ A-D⁸ E⁴ A-B⁸ χ⁴ (in the first quire M⁴ marked L⁴), ills. signed in collation. At p. 17 canto 3rd marked as 2nd, pp. 135 and 139 in 12th canto marked as 11th. Binding: later full polished calf, blind double-ruled covers, blind double-ruled raised bands, gilt lettering: GIERVSALEMME | LIBERATA and GENOVA | 1590. TMG. Printed on laid paper. Front joints split at head and tail. Title page and twenty full-page ill. facing the opening of each canto, engraved by Agostino Carracci and Giacomo Franco after Castello. Those for cantos 6-8, 10, 12, 16-17, 19-20 are by Carracci, 8 and 19 with his initials. The remainder are by Franco and are signed by him. Woodcut head and tailpieces, the Argomenti at the head of each canto within cartouches, initials. Catalogue raisonné: Adam Bartsch. Le peintre graveur. — Vienne: J. V. Degen, 1803.
Author: Written by Torquato Tasso (Italian, Sorrento 1544–1595 Rome)

Designer: Illustrations designed by Bernardo Castello (Italian, Genoa (?) 1557–1629 Genoa)

Engraver: Illustrations engraved by Agostino Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1557–1602 Parma)

Engraver: Illustrations engraved by Giacomo Franco (Italian, Venice 1550–1620 Venice)

Publisher: Published by Girolamo Bartoli , Genoa
Ref.: MET, HathiTrust,

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[Voltaire]. La Henriade, nouvelle édition / 2 Vol. — Paris: [Barbou, pour] la veuve Duchesne [et al.], [1769-]1770.

A two-volume set. Vol. 1: LA | HENRIADE, | NOUVELLE ÉDITION | A PARIS | [medallion portrait of Voltaire] | Chez la Veuve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, | Panckoucke et Nyon, Libraires. || Pagination: [2] – engraved title with medallion portrait of Voltaire / blank, [i-iii] iv-xl, [1-3] 4-272, 10 plates and 10 vignettes after Eisen by de Longueil. Collation: 8vo; a-b⁸ c⁴, A-R⁸ Vol. 2: LA | HENRIADE, | NOUVELLE ÉDITION. | — | SECONDE PARTIE. |— | [Floral device] | A PARIS, | Chez la Veuve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, | Panckoucke et Nyon, Libraires. | — | M. DCC. LXX. Pagination: [1, 2] - t.p. / imprim., 3-316 [4 - table, imprint "De l'Imprimerie de Barbou."] Collation: A-V⁸. Binding: full brown calf, raised bands with the gilt floral tools in compartments, red and dark brown labels with gilt lettering: title, author, vol. number, and year; printed on laid paper. Wear, marks and rubbing, endpapers, corners and spine repaired/replaced; leaves are generally clean with the odd mark here or there. With frontispiece, 10 vignettes and 10 plates in vol. 1 as called for. Size: 19 x 12.5 cm each volume. Catalogue raisonné.: G. Ray, p. 59; Cohen-de Ricci p. 1026. LIB-2581-1.2020 and LIB-2581-2.2020.
Illustrated by: Charles Eisen (French, 1720 – 1778) Engraved by: Joseph de Longueil (French, 1730 – 1792) Author: François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694 – 1778) Publisher: Veuve Duchesne (Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne died in 1765) Printer: Joseph Gérard Barbou (French, 1723 – 1790)

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[Voltaire]. La Pucelle d’Orléans, poëme, divisé en vingt chants, avec des notes. — [Geneva]: s.n., 1762.

[François Marie Arouet de Voltaire]. La Pucelle d'Orléans, poëme, divisé en vingt chants, avec des notes. Nouvelle édition, corrigée, augmentée & collationnée sur le manuscript de l'auteur. – [Geneva: Gabriel Cramer], 1762. Half-title: LA PUCELLE. Title: LA | PUCELLE D'ORLÉANS, | POËME, | DIVISÉ EN VINGT CHANTS, | AVEC DES NOTES. | Nouvelle Edtition, corrigée, augumentée & colla- | tionnée sur le Manuscript de l'Auteur. | MDCCLXII || Pagination: [2] – blank leaf, [2] – h.t. / blank, [2] – t.p. / blank, [i] ii-viii, [1] 2-358 [2]– blank leaf; after p. 272 the following p. 277, collation and key words correct; 20 plates, one before every chant, by Gravelot, woodcut cul-de-lamps. Collation: 8vo; [π⁷] A-Y⁸ Z² Binding: Hardcover; contemporary full mottled calf, re-backed, flat spine, ruled in gilt, remains of gilt lettering and decorations, marbled end-papers and all margins red. Catalogue raisonné: Cohen-de Ricci 1029: "Première édition avouée par l'auteur". Dimensions: book 20.2 x 12.5 cm; page 19.5 x 11.6 cm. Author: Voltair, François Marie Arouet de (French, 1694 – 1778). Printer: Gabriel Cramer (Swiss, 1723–1793). Artist: Gravelot, Hubert François (French, 1699 – 1773). Another copy in this collection: LIB-2504.2020.

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[Voltaire]. La pucelle d’Orléans : poeme, divisé en vingt-un chants, avec les notes de M. de Morza. — A Londres, [1775].

Half title: LA PUCELLE | D’ORLEANS.|| Title: LA PUCELLE | D’ORLEANS , | POEME , | DIVISÉ EN VINGT-UN CHANTS , AVEC | LES NOTES DE M. DE MORZA. | Nouvelle édition, corrigée, augmentée d'un Chant | entier, & de plusieurs morceaux répandus dans | le corps de l'ouvrage, avec les Variantes que | l'on a jointes à la fin de chaque Chant. | [ornament] | A LONDRES. |—| M. DCC. LXXV. || Pagination : [4] – two blank unnumbered fly leaves, [i,ii] – h.t. / double-ruled blank leaf, [2] – blank / frontispiece on verso, [iii, iv] – t.p. ruled and bordered / double-ruled blank leaf, [v]vi-viii – table, ix-xv – preface, [xvi] – double-ruled blank leaf, [1]2-447 [448] – double-ruled blank leaf, [2] – two blank unnumbered fly leaves; page 14 misnumbered 18; title within ornamental border; text within double-ruled borders; head- and tail-pieces; 22 leaves of plates (frontis. + one before each chant.) Collation: 8vo; a⁸ A-Z⁸ Aa-Ee⁸ Binding: 19.9 x 13.2 cm; full contemporary brown calf, blind ruled plates, spine with raised bands, gilt-ruled and tooled in compartments, red label with gilt lettering, all edges red; plate for chant 6, H⁴, H⁵ - separated from the block. De Morza is Voltaire (Cf. Quérard, v. 10, p. 306). Engravings unsigned; attributed to Desrais, Claude-Louis (French, 1746 – 1816). False imprint; possibly printed in Paris.

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Choderlos de Laclos. Les Liaisons dangereuses (2 volumes). — Genève: 1792.

Four parts bound in two 18mo volumes (1-2 & 3-4), half polished brown calf, dot-ruled, flat spine with gilt bands and lettering, marbled boards, some plates with guard sheets, margins sparkled red. Title-page: LES LIAISONS | DANGEREUSES, | Ou Lettres recueillies dans une | société, et publiées pour l’ins- | truction de quelques autres. | par C….. de L… | — | J’ai vu les mœurs de mon temps, et j’ai publié | ces Lettres. | J. J. Rous. Préf. De la nouv. Hél. | PREMIÈRE PARTIE. | — | A GENEVE. | 1792. || Vol. 1: Pagination: ffep, blank, [2] – h.t., [i, ii] – t.p. part one, [iii] iv-xxij, [1] 2-245 [246] + 2 plates (p. 26 & p. 75); [1, 2] – h.t., [3, 4] – t.p. part two, [5] 6-233 [234], fep + 2 plates (p. 59 & p. 222). Collation: part 1: a¹², A-M¹⁸ N⁵; part 2: A-M¹⁸ N⁹, plus four plates by various engravers after Le Barbier. Vol. 2: Pagination: ffep, blank, [1, 2] – h.t., [3, 4] – t.p. part three, [5] 6-225 [226] + 2 plates (p. 69 & p. 215); [1, 2] – h.t., [3, 4] – t.p. part four, [5] 6-250, fep + 2 plates (p. 25 & p. 201). Collation: part 3: A-M¹⁸ N⁵; part 4: A-N¹⁸ O⁵, plus four plates by various engravers after Le Barbier. Illustrations: After Le Barbier, engravers: Halbou (1), Simonet (1), N. Thomas (2), Dambrun (2), and Delignon (2). In the first illustration (vol. 1, part one, p. 26) Le Barbier signed “Le Barbier Jnv. 1794”, however, the edition was published (anonymously) in 1792. Cohen-De Ricci mentions an edition of 1794 (Paris: Maradan) and 1801 (Genéve) with the same plates. Lewine mentions a reprint of 1794 without naming the publisher. Catalogue raisonné: Cohen-De Ricci: 234-5, Ray: p. 79; Lewine: 109-10. Contributors: Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre Ambroise François (French, 1741 – 1803) – author. Le Barbier, Jean-Jacques-François (French, 1738 – 1826) – artist Engravers: Dambrun, Jean (French, 1741 – c. 1808) Delignon, Jean Louis (French, 1755 – 1804) Halbou, Louis Michel (1730 – 1809) Thomas, N. (French, c. 1750 – 1812) Simonet, Jean-Baptiste Blaise (French, 1742 – 1813)

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