253- THOMASSIN (Simon). Collection of figures, groups, baths, fountains, vases, and other ornaments such as they can be seen at present in the castle and park of Versailles. This book contains two hundred and twenty plates with a catalog which is at the beginning which contains the subject of each figure, the names of the sculptors who made them and the place of the castle and the park where they are placed (...). Paris, S. Thomassin, 1694, in-8, brown calf, spine decorated, edges speckled with red (period binding). First edition. 242 engraved plates (out of 244). Most copies of this edition have only 218 plates. Top cover worn, title piece missing, some leaves unstuck. Handwritten bookplate of Florent Dusso.
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253- THOMASSIN (Simon). Collection of figures, groups, baths, fountains, vases, and other ornaments such as they can be seen at present in the castle and park of Versailles. This book contains two hundred and twenty plates with a catalog which is at the beginning which contains the subject of each figure, the names of the sculptors who made them and the place of the castle and the park where they are placed (...). Paris, S. Thomassin, 1694, in-8, brown calf, spine decorated, edges speckled with red (period binding).
First edition.
242 engraved plates (out of 244). Most copies of this edition have only 218 plates.
Top cover worn, title piece missing, some leaves unstuck.
Handwritten bookplate of Florent Dusso.
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