[versailles] Reboulet - History Of The Reign Of Louis XIV. Eo. 61 Portraits. In-4. Complete.

REBOULET (Simon). History of the reign of Louis XIV nicknamed the Great, King [sic] of France. In Avignon, at François Girard, 1744. 3 large volumes in 4to format (262 x 203 mm) of 1 bl. f., 1 engraved frontispiece n.fol., 1 fnfol., viii - 668 pp., 6 ff. n.fol. and 1 bl. f.; 1 bl. f., 1 fnfol., 579 pp., 5 ff. n.fol./ and 1 bl. f.; 1 bl. f., 1 fnfol., 614 pp., 1 bl. f., viii pp. and 1 bl. f. Uniform bindings of the period in full glazed and marbled brown sheepskin, double blind-stamped fillet framing the covers, ribbed spines decorated with blind-stamped fat fillets, double gilt framing boxes, large gilt fleurons, mahogany morocco title and volume labels, gilt title, gilt volume, gilt palette at the tail, double gilt fillet on the edges, salmon-coloured edges. First edition. Complete set of the three volumes constituting it. Copy containing a rare series of 60 portraits engraved by Mellan, Mignard, Vaillant, Rigaud, etc.; placed in large rocaille frames. The iconography is completed by three large engraved figurative bands (one has been redacted) as well as a frontispiece at the head of the first volume. ''History superior to that of Larrey and La Martinière; the facts are presented there with sufficient accuracy and truth [...]''. (in Quérard). Brunet VI, Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres, 23735 - Quérard VII, La France littéraire, p. 484 - Cioranescu III, La Littérature française au XVIIIème, 52471. Blunt corners. Scattered abrasions and small superficial loss affecting a cover. Flattened crowns. Two joints cracked. Spine with a slightly altered shine. Rare foxing in the text. Otherwise, good condition.