An exquisite copy, made for a passionate bibliophile and collector. Raye, De Breukeler waert:" to the verso of the second free end-paper. Armorial bookplate of the Baron de Bellet (with his inventory manuscript: "N.o 1827") to the recto of the second free end-paper, over the oval booklabel of Baron E. Excellent margins (>110mm at the lower edge) and fine thick wove paper (papier vélin). Moderate rubbing generally, with small patches of wear. On the edges of the board, a dashed roll gilt.
Explanation of the extra-illustration gilt to the fourth panel. Author and title gilt to the second panel. On the spine, four red sheep inlays making seven primary panels. Bound in contemporary green calf with gilt borders. With 26 engraved plates: an etched-engraved frontispiece (after Rigaud) in 2 states: hand-colored (mounted) and uncolored and 8 plates in 3 states: etched-engraved without quotations from the text, engraved without quotations or makers' signatures (mounted) and hand-colored (mounted, with a tissue-guard laid in). Paris: Didot le jeune for Saugrain, 1795. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH TWO PROOF-STATES FOR EACH PLATE.
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