BOUNDINGS. — Set of 7 volumes, in various conditions. - Lot 147

BOUNDINGS. — Set of 7 volumes, in various conditions. — CICERO. *De amicitia dialogus*. Paris, Bauche fils, 1750. In-24, red morocco, gold lace, decorated spine, interior roulette, blue silk lining and endpapers, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Small-print edition, adorned with a red chalk frontispiece by J. Robert. — Softcover binding bearing the coat of arms of the Duke of Luynes, small in-12, red morocco with lace (18th-century binding, re-case). Contains a series of 12 mounted engraved vignettes depicting hairstyles in medallions, corresponding to the twelve signs of the zodiac. — Calendar for the Year 1828. Naples, n.d. Small 12mo, narrow, contemporary decorated green morocco. Rich binding bearing the coat of arms of Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies. Incomplete at the end of the text. — Voyage by Chapelle and Bachaumont. Geneva, 1777. In-18, red morocco leather of the period. A fine copy. — OVID. The Art of Love. Paris, Veuve Mabre-Cramoisy, 1696. Small, narrow in-12, red morocco (18th-century binding). Volume II only. — The Book of Love, or Follies of Olden Times. Paris, Janet, n.d. [circa 1820]. 12mo, aubergine-colored long-grain morocco, double fillet framing, corner motifs, and an Indian-style cartouche in the center; decorated spine, interior roulette, ivory moiré lining, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Engraved and colored title page and 6 illustrations. Some pages have browning; some wormholes. — *Specie-Tafelen, Behelzende Ryxd Aalder*... Middelburg, Herman Snel, n.d. In-12, decorated red morocco, central medallion of green morocco adorned with a small flower, two chiseled metal fleurons, two interior gussets (18th-century Dutch binding). The stylus that held the covers together by passing through the clasps is missing.

Estimate:£514.42

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