ZURLAUBEN, Beat Fidel Antoine (Baron von Thurn und Gestelenburg) and Jean-Benjamin de LABORDE. Tableaux Topographiques, Pittoresques, Physiques, Historiques, Moraux, Politiques, Littéraires de la Suisse . Paris: Clousier and Lamy, 1780-1788. 2 volumes of text and plates bound in 4, 2° (502 x 315mm.). Dedication with engraved headpiece (rubbed), half-title with engraved headpiece on verso, engraved frontispiece and additional title, plate volume with unnumbered general map of Switzerland and plates 1-217 including 277 views on 190 leaves (one folding), and 6 double-page maps (one folding), vol. II with plates 218-278 including 49 views on 29 leaves, by Née, Masqualier, Dequevauviller, de Longueil, Droyer and others after Le Barbier, Châtelet, Bertaux, and Périgon. Vol. I with last 3 leaves of errata and approbation only, vol. II with 7 pages of Table numéraire and 8 of alphabétique with final leaf of Avis au Relieur only. (Some leaves slightly browned, a few with rust-stains, a few with old waterstains.) Contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt in compartments with red lettering pieces (some wear). Cohen/de Ricci 1075-76; Lonchamp 3362. Sold not subject to return. (4)
ZURLAUBEN, Beat Fidel Antoine (Baron von Thurn und Gestelenburg) and Jean-Benjamin de LABORDE. Tableaux Topographiques, Pittoresques, Physiques, Historiques, Moraux, Politiques, Littéraires de la Suisse . Paris: Clousier and Lamy, 1780-1788. 2 volumes of text and plates bound in 4, 2° (502 x 315mm.). Dedication with engraved headpiece (rubbed), half-title with engraved headpiece on verso, engraved frontispiece and additional title, plate volume with unnumbered general map of Switzerland and plates 1-217 including 277 views on 190 leaves (one folding), and 6 double-page maps (one folding), vol. II with plates 218-278 including 49 views on 29 leaves, by Née, Masqualier, Dequevauviller, de Longueil, Droyer and others after Le Barbier, Châtelet, Bertaux, and Périgon. Vol. I with last 3 leaves of errata and approbation only, vol. II with 7 pages of Table numéraire and 8 of alphabétique with final leaf of Avis au Relieur only. (Some leaves slightly browned, a few with rust-stains, a few with old waterstains.) Contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt in compartments with red lettering pieces (some wear). Cohen/de Ricci 1075-76; Lonchamp 3362. Sold not subject to return. (4)
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