Red morocco of the time - Lot 683

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Red morocco of the time - Lot 683
Red morocco of the time [PARIS - PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS] Public festivities given by the city of Paris, on the occasion of the wedding of Monseigneur le Dauphin, on February 23 and 26, 1745. Slne. [Paris], 1745. Followed by Fête publique donnée par la ville de Paris, à l'occasion du mariage de Monseigneur le Dauphin, le 13 février 1747. In plano: 11f. (including engraved title and allegorical frontispiece by Charles Hulin engraved by Le Bas) and 18 large plates, some of them with double pages. Text engraved in superb rocaille frames. Light stain in the central margin at the foot of the first simple plates. Printed on strong paper. Set mounted on tabs. Contemporary red morocco, spines skilfully restored by professional, spine rebacked, central arms of the city of Paris on boards, gilt garland with fleurons in spandrels framing the boards, gilt roulettes on the edges and inside, corners restored, gilt edges. Nice copy. First edition of this collection entirely engraved on copper from the drawings of Charles-Nicolas Cochin fils (Cohen 392-393). List of plates : - Plan of the public rooms - Frontispiece of the room of the Place Dauphine - Perspective view of the interior of the room of the Place Dauphine - Plan of the Place Louis Legrand - Perspective view of the Place Louis Le Grand - Exterior elevation of one of the two rooms of the Place Louis Le Grand - Perspective view of the interior of one of the rooms of the Place Louis Le Grand, view of the entrance of the salon - Perspective view of the Carrousel room - Exterior elevation of the Carrousel room and interior section of the said room - Section of the Carrousel room - Frontispiece of the rue de Sève room and exterior elevation of one of the large sides of the rue de Sève room - Frontispiece of the Estrapade room and exterior elevation of the Estrapade room - Frontispiece of the Bastille Hall and exterior elevation of one of the large sides of the Bastille Hall - Plan of the ground floor of the Hôtel de Ville - Plan of the second floor of the Hôtel de Ville - Perspective view of the Ballroom built in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville - Elevation and decoration of the large Ballroom - Drawings of the buffets of the Ballroom of the Hôtel de Ville - Drawings of the buffets of the Ballroom of the Hôtel de Ville (different view).
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