Works Of Boileau, 2 Vol. Red Morocco Folio 1740, Library Of The Minister Of Louis XV

The most beautiful of all the Boileau in full red morocco, ribbed spine decorated with beautiful gilded iron in the boxes, gilded titles and volume numbers, triple fillets on the covers, richly marbled guards, interior lace, two-tone titles. These exceptional folio volumes of MD CC. XV. (1740) belonged to the Minister of Louis XV, of Foreign Affairs (Ex-libris) Levoyer d'Argençon... Comes from the superb Château des Ormes, the place where he retired after his disgrace caused by the Marquise de Pompadour. Collector and Art Lover, he devoted himself to Bibliophilia and received in his retirement all that the court could boast of brilliant minds, he is incontestably the Father of Bibliophilia; These magnificent volumes which were in his hands are rare in folio they are published in Paris, at the Veuve Alix, Bookseller rue Saint-Jacques, at the Griffon. In 1740. "The Works of Mr. Boileau Despréaux" with Historical clarifications are remarkably illustrated with a beautiful portrait of the Author in Frontispiece by Hyacinthe Rigaud and engraved by Ravenet, with 6 full-page engravings, one for each song of the "Lutrin" by Charles-Nicolas Cochin, title vignettes by Trémollières engraved by Ravenet l;, headbands, initials and tailpieces