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BINDING - D'ARTOIS MARMONTEL (JEAN-FRANCOIS) Les incas, ou la destruction de l'empire du Pérou, 2 vol., Paris, Lacombe, 1777
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BINDING - D'ARTOIS
MARMONTEL (JEAN-FRANCOIS) Les incas, ou la destruction de l'empire du Pérou, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece and 10 engraved plates after J.M. Moreau, half-title in volume 2, contemporary red crushed morocco gilt, sides with triple fillet border enclosing arms of Marie-Thérèse de Savoie, spine in 6 compartments, 2 with green morocco lettering labels, others elaborately tooled, g.e. [Olivier 2551, fer 4], preserved in fleece-lined slipcases, 8vo (195 x 115mm.), Paris, Lacombe, 1777
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Provenance: Marie-Thérèse de Savoie, Comtesse d'Artois (1756-1805), gilt arms on binding. The library of Comtesse d'Artois, daughter of Victor Amadeus III and wife of the later Charles X, was formed under the direction of Felix Nogaret.
