MILLON RIVIERA
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[BINDING FEATURING THE COAT OF ARMS OF KING LOUIS XV]
See original version (French)
219
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[BINDING FEATURING THE COAT OF ARMS OF KING LOUIS XV]
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
[BINDING FEATURING THE COAT OF ARMS OF KING LOUIS XV]
[LANGUEDOC]
Dom Joseph VAISSETTE (Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint-Maur):
A Summary of the General History of Languedoc
Paris. Jacques Vincent, 1749.
5 volumes in 12 (out of 6). Volumes I, II, III, IV and VI. Volume V is missing.
Full red morocco binding, bearing the coat of arms of King Louis XV. Ribbed spine. Each panel decorated with a double crowned ‘L’. On the covers, edged with a triple gilt line, the crowned coat of arms of Louis XV is centred. Each title page stamped with the royal seal in red ink.
Volume I: (6) folios: title page, colophon, approval and errata + LXVII + 480 pages. One fold-out map separate from the text. Headpieces and initials. [Collated]
Volume II: (1) f. title page + 535 pages. Header and initial. [Collated]
Volume III: (1) f. title page + 536 pages. Header and initial. Part of page 59 soiled at the top.
Volume IV: (1) f. title page + 544 pages. Header and initial.
Volume V: Missing.
Volume VI: (1) f. title page + 616 pages. Header and initial.
The missing fifth volume covers the period from 1344 to 1560.
On the flyleaf of Volume I, a handwritten bookplate by Henry Houry. Henry Houry was a French actor, director and screenwriter (1874–1972).
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About the sale
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Auction time
10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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