Aubert Maire (3 results)

114 leaves engraved throughout with half-page illustrations. 8vo contemp. French calf, spine gilt, decorated in compartments with maroon and green spine labels worn,

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 2ème Édition. 2 volumes In-12, pagination recto seul (4), 130, 111 pages. Ouvrage entièrement gravé par Le Maire, chaque page représentant les images bibliques, texte en latin et en français. Plein veau marbré, dos lisses ornés, pièce de titre beiges, coiffés supérieures et coins usés (reliure d'époque), ex-libris décollés. Manque au tome 1 les pages 108, 109 et 110 et au tome 2 les pages 20, 78, 80 et 106.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Nouvelle edition. Four volumes, 12mo. [3], 130, 235, 85, 71 leafs. Decorative paper covered boards (spines worn). Remarkable narrative of Sacred History (first published between 1760 and 1762). Illustrated mostly by Le Maire, but also by Masquelier, du Clos, Gauché, and many others. These volumes consist of an unascribed bilingual text (Latin and French) to accompany plates illustrating Biblical scenes along with short interspersed series of scenes drawn from Homer and Virgil and a gallery of Muses by way of conclusion, with captions derived from Ausonius; the plates owe much to Goltzius, Diepenbeeck, and Le Temple des Muses, and anticipate some of Le Mire-Basan's "Métamorphoses Gravées" (Paris, 1770). Bindings rubbed along joints and edges. Corners bumped (not affecting pages throughout). Rear cover of second volume glued. Lacks the first leaf of Le Maire's dedication to the Duke of Burgundy. Otherwise, this work is complete! Sporadic and very minor age toning throughout. Text in French and Latin. A good set.