P.-E. Lémontey - Histoire de la Régence et de la Minorité de Louis XV - Édition originale - 1832

Original 1832 edition of this magnificent history of the Regency by Pierre-Édouard Lémontey (member of the French Academy).
Two complete volumes in half-bound marble at the period. A fundamental work based on six hundred volumes of original documents.
Provenance: Bibliothèque Manuel Camaras with signatures of former collectors.

Author: Pierre-Édouard Lémontey (1762-1826), academician.
History of the Regency and the Minority of Louis XV until the Ministry of Cardinal de Fleury
Editor: Paulin, bookseller-publisher, Place de la Bourse, Paris
Year: 1832 (original edition)
Format: In-8° - 2 volumes
Pages: 464 + 486 pages
Dimensions: 20.5 cm (H) × 13.5 cm (L)

binding

- Type: Demi-veau marbled
Condition: Very good overall condition
Back: with nerve pattern and gilding.
Location: beige and brown marbled paper
- Tranches: Marbled

Condition

The two complete and well-bound volumes.
Readable and well-preserved pages.
Normal and charming signs of aging.
Minor natural rusts of the 19th century
No pages missing or damaged.
Structurally sound binding

Will be shipped securely, well packaged in shock-absorbing materials (reinforced bubble wrap + rigid cardboard).