LESCURE (Adolphe Mathurin de) - Lot 91

LESCURE (Adolphe Mathurin de) Les Amours de Henri IV. Decorated with 4 portraits drawn after the originals of the time. Paris, Faure, 1864. In-12, the 4 engraved frontispiece portraits of King Henri IV and 29 out-of-text portraits of various personalities of the period interspersed in the text. Limited edition of 100 copies, one of 12 on Chine (n°10). Orange morocco signed RAPARLIER, ornate ribbed spine, green title and year-pieces, crowned H in the boxes, triple gilt fillet framing a large diamond-shaped gilt iron in the centers of the boards with a central crowned H, filleted edges, fine interior lace, gilt head. Collection of Henri IV's love letters to Corisande d'Andouins, the Countess de la Roche-Guyon, Gabrielle d'Estrées, Henriette de Balzac d'Entraigues and Marie de Médicis. Provenance: ex-libris printed with the arms of alliances.