1769 La France Litteraire French Authors Academies Leather Notes
$ 39.6
Description
1769 La France Litteraire French Authors Academies Leather Notes. Paris, Chez la Veuve Duchesne, 1769. A strong copy for collectors because it includes period-style manuscript notes / inserted handwritten leaves inside, including notes near entries for academies and authors. La France Litteraire, contenant les Academies etablies a Paris & dans les differentes Villes du Royaume; les Auteurs Vivans; les Auteurs Morts depuis l'annee 1751; et le Catalogue alphabetique des Ouvrages de tous ces Auteurs. Tome Premier. Paris, Chez la Veuve Duchesne, 1769. Interesting Enlightenment-era French literary reference work, listing French academies, living authors, deceased authors, and their works. This is Tome Premier only. A strong copy for collectors because it includes period-style manuscript notes / inserted handwritten leaves inside, including notes near entries for academies and authors. The handwriting is partly legible and includes later-looking bibliographic or literary annotations. Bound in mottled calf with gilt-decorated spine and red page edges. Condition: worn leather with rubbing, scuffing, corner wear, spine wear/losses, cracked/worn joints, edge wear, toning, foxing, spotting, and handling wear. Some leaves show edge wear and small losses. Text remains readable. All books we sell are original copies, we do not sell reproductions. Free shipping, free no questions asked 30 day returns (within USA), eBay Global Shipping Program to other countries.
