MANESSON MALLET (Alain). Description of the... - Lot 33 - Les ventes Damien Voglaire SRL

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MANESSON MALLET (Alain). Description of the... - Lot 33 - Les ventes Damien Voglaire SRL
MANESSON MALLET (Alain). Description of the Universe containing the different systems of the World, the general and particular Maps of Ancient and Modern Geography: Plans and Profiles of the main Cities and other most important Places of the Earth; with the Portraits of the Sovereigns who command there, their Coats of Arms, Titles and Books; and the Customs, Religions, Governments and various dress of each Nation. Dedicated to the King. By Allain Manesson Mallet, Mathematics Master of the Pages of the Little Stable... Paris, Denys Thierry, 1683, 4 vol. (out of 5, the last vol. is missing) 8°, period binding at Du Seuil in full red morocco, outer frame with three fillets on the covers, very close to the edges; similar inner frame, on the covers, with a fleuron at the four corners; ornate spines, titles and tomaisons, small gilt roulette on the cuts, small inner gilt roulette, gilt edges (blunt corners, legible bindings). rubbed, upper margin of 1st and 2nd vol. crunched, same as lower margin of 3rd vol. with cut on lower cuts, handling marks, tear in the inferior white margin of f. 145/146 of the 3rd vol.). Nice copy. The 4 volumes are complete with their 506 engravings plus 4 frontispices and 2 portraits. T. 1: Of the sphere. Of the terrestrial globe. Portrait of Louis XIV, [16 p. (title-frontispiece, title, dedication, preface, table)], portrait of the author, 302 p. including 112 plates engraved on copper-embossed text, [12 p. (table, errata, privilege, additions)]. T. 2: Ancient and modern Asia. [8 p. (title-frontispiece, title, table)], 299 p. including 132 plates engraved on copper-text, [4 engravings (additions for Asia)], [20 p. (table)]. T. 3: Ancient and modern Africa. [8 p. (title-frontispiece, title, table)], 256 p. including 101 plates engraved on copper-text, [10 engravings (additions for Africa)], [16 p. (table)]. T. 4: Ancient and modern Europe [10 p. (title-frontispiece, title, table)], 238 p. including 147 copper-engraved plates, [44 p. (Table, pri
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