LOUIS XV. — A collection of approximately 35 pieces concerni - Lot 99

LOUIS XV. — A collection of approximately 35 pieces concerning the sovereign and his reign, compiled in a quarto volume, marbled calfskin, coat of arms in the center, decorated spine, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding). A collection bearing a coat of arms—presumably that of the city of Rennes—including, notably: - NAU & PERAS. The Protective Gods of France, a play performed upon the King’s return from the campaign. Paris, Mérigot, 1744. - GRESSET. Ode on the King’s Convalescence. Paris, Bordelet, 1744. - GRESSET. The Chinese Students of the Collège de Louis le Grand, to the King, on His Happy Convalescence. Paris, Bordelet, 1744. - ODE on the Capture of Berg.-Op-Zoom. Paris, Prault, 1747. - Historical ECLOGUE on the Marriage of His Highness the Dauphin and Marie-Josèphe, Princess of Saxony. Paris, Sébastien Jorry, 1747. Several pieces have been bound without their titles. From the Léon Duchesne de La Sicotière library, with its engraved ex-libris bearing a coat of arms. Binding heavily restored.

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