Antoine François Prévost ,[complet en 3/3 & format in-quarto ] - Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vertu, extraits du journal d'une jeune dame[ complet 3/3 ] - 1784

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Antoine François Prévost’s French illustrated edition of *Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vertu, extraits du journal d'une jeune dame* (1784) is a complete three-volume set bound in leather.

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Collection of rare 18th-century items ornate with 6 full-page engravings (see attached photos).
Complete in 3/3 volumes.
Memoirs to Serve the History of Virtue, Excerpts from the Journal of a Young Lady by the Abbe Prevost. With Illustrations

Amsterdam, located in Paris, Rue et Hôtel Serpente, 1784 (M.DCC.LXXXIV).

Complete set of 3 volumes in-quarto (21 × 13 cm).

Bindings in full period leather, in-quarto format “21 x 13 cm,” smooth decorated spines; title piece on green morocco, raised morocco bands, headbands, red edges, light leaves, dampstaining, engraved vignettes on the title pages, a rare 18th-century item complete in 3 volumes with full-page engravings (see attached photos).

Illustrated edition with 6 hors-texte full-page engravings, two engravings per each of the four volumes.

Pagination:
Vol 1: xvj + 419 pages.
Vol 2: 441 pages.
Vol 3: 539 pages.

The photos complete the description.

Very fine, rare 18th-century work, complete.
Shipping with a tracked international shipment number.

Collection of rare 18th-century items ornate with 6 full-page engravings (see attached photos).
Complete in 3/3 volumes.
Memoirs to Serve the History of Virtue, Excerpts from the Journal of a Young Lady by the Abbe Prevost. With Illustrations

Amsterdam, located in Paris, Rue et Hôtel Serpente, 1784 (M.DCC.LXXXIV).

Complete set of 3 volumes in-quarto (21 × 13 cm).

Bindings in full period leather, in-quarto format “21 x 13 cm,” smooth decorated spines; title piece on green morocco, raised morocco bands, headbands, red edges, light leaves, dampstaining, engraved vignettes on the title pages, a rare 18th-century item complete in 3 volumes with full-page engravings (see attached photos).

Illustrated edition with 6 hors-texte full-page engravings, two engravings per each of the four volumes.

Pagination:
Vol 1: xvj + 419 pages.
Vol 2: 441 pages.
Vol 3: 539 pages.

The photos complete the description.

Very fine, rare 18th-century work, complete.
Shipping with a tracked international shipment number.

Details

Number of books
3
Subject
Bibles, Bibliography, Biographies and memoirs, History, Illustrated, Literature, Religion
Book title
Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vertu, extraits du journal d'une jeune dame[ complet 3/3 ]
Author/ Illustrator
Antoine François Prévost ,[complet en 3/3 & format in-quarto ]
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1784
Height
21 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
13 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
1700
Sold by
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Objects sold
100%
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