Accession number
PML 140187
Creator
La Chau, Géraud de, b. 1750?
Published
A Paris : La Chau & Le Blond, 1780-1784.
Credit line
Bequest; Gordon N. Ray; 1987.
Notes
"Fautes a corriger": v. 1, verso of 14th prelim. leaf; v. 2, p. [216]; errors in paging.
Dedication signed: L'abbé de La Chau. L'abbé Le Blond.
Engraved headpiece in v. 1 by Saint-Aubin after Cochin; frontispiece in v. 1, headpiece in v. 2, t.p. vignettes, 55 tailpiece illustrations, and 179 unsigned plates by Saint-Aubin; with a single tailpiece in v. 1 by Saint-Aubin after Mme. de Sabran.
Imprint at end of v. 2: De l'imprimerie de Monsieur, 1785.
In v. 1, p. 85-88 and 257-260 are omitted; in v. 2, p. 97-100 are omitted.
Vol. 1 written in collaboration with François Arnaud; a collaborative part in vol. 2 is sometimes ascribed to Henri Coquille-Deslongchamps, but this seems to be without foundation.
Dedication signed: L'abbé de La Chau. L'abbé Le Blond.
Engraved headpiece in v. 1 by Saint-Aubin after Cochin; frontispiece in v. 1, headpiece in v. 2, t.p. vignettes, 55 tailpiece illustrations, and 179 unsigned plates by Saint-Aubin; with a single tailpiece in v. 1 by Saint-Aubin after Mme. de Sabran.
Imprint at end of v. 2: De l'imprimerie de Monsieur, 1785.
In v. 1, p. 85-88 and 257-260 are omitted; in v. 2, p. 97-100 are omitted.
Vol. 1 written in collaboration with François Arnaud; a collaborative part in vol. 2 is sometimes ascribed to Henri Coquille-Deslongchamps, but this seems to be without foundation.
Description
2 v. ([16], 303 p.; [2], v, [2], 215 p., [179 ] leaves of plates) : ill., port. ; 35 cm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Contemporary green morocco.
Classification
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