Lot n° 290
Estimation :
80 - 120
EUR
Bordeaux - Lot 290
Bordeaux
BAUREIN (Jacques, abbé)
Variétés Bordeloises, or historical and critical essay on the ancient & modern topography of the diocese of Bordeaux. Bordeaux, Labottière brothers, 1784-86.
6 volumes in-12. Minor spotting in places.
½ period fawn basane, ornate smooth spines, fawn titles and endpapers, small leather tears at foot on spines of 3 volumes, wear rubs and minor defects.
Rare first edition. It was printed in an edition of 500 copies (see the disclaimer on Volume VI, page VI), which were sold. The work provides information, diocese by diocese, on the toponymy, history, traditions and curiosities of the Bordeaux region.
Provenance: Handwritten bookplate Jules Delpit
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