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 and illustrated with six full-page engravings.

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Collection of rare 18th-century ornamented engravings with 6 full-page engravings (see attached photos).
Complete in 3/3 volumes.
Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de la vertu, extraits du journal d'une jeune dame by the Abbé Prévost. With illustrations.

Amsterdam, to be found in Paris, on rue et Hôtel Serpente, 1784 (M.DCC.LXXXIV).

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

Bindings in full leather of the period, quarto formats “21 x 13 cm”, smooth decorated spines; title piece in green morocco, tooling in morocco, headbands, morocco labels, red edges, light leaves, foxing, vignettes engraved on the title pages, a rare 18th-century copy complete in 3/3 volumes and ornamented with full-page engravings (see attached photos).

Illustrated edition with 6 full-page engravings out of text, two engravings in each of the four volumes.

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

The photos complement the description.

A very beautiful and rare 18th-century work, complete.
Shipping with a tracked number for international delivery.

Collection of rare 18th-century ornamented engravings with 6 full-page engravings (see attached photos).
Complete in 3/3 volumes.
Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de la vertu, extraits du journal d'une jeune dame by the Abbé Prévost. With illustrations.

Amsterdam, to be found in Paris, on rue et Hôtel Serpente, 1784 (M.DCC.LXXXIV).

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

Bindings in full leather of the period, quarto formats “21 x 13 cm”, smooth decorated spines; title piece in green morocco, tooling in morocco, headbands, morocco labels, red edges, light leaves, foxing, vignettes engraved on the title pages, a rare 18th-century copy complete in 3/3 volumes and ornamented with full-page engravings (see attached photos).

Illustrated edition with 6 full-page engravings out of text, two engravings in each of the four volumes.

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

The photos complement the description.

A very beautiful and rare 18th-century work, complete.
Shipping with a tracked number for international delivery.

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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