LA MESANGERE (P. A. L.), LANTE & GATINE. French gallery of w - Lot 301

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LA MESANGERE (P. A. L.), LANTE & GATINE. French gallery of w - Lot 301
LA MESANGERE (P. A. L.), LANTE & GATINE. French gallery of women famous for their talent, rank or beauty. Full-length portraits, drawn by M. Lante, most of them based on unpublished originals, engraved by M. Gatine and carefully coloured; with biographical notes and remarks on the habillemens. Paris, chez le roi [Crapelet], 1840. In-folio, long grained burgundy half maroon, smooth decorated spine. On sale again under a slightly different title than the first edition of this famous work illustrated with 70 copper-engraved and finely hand-colored plates representing the women of the French nobility from the 12th to the 18th century, the last 16 of which were still unpublished at the death of the author. Each plate is accompanied by one page of text. Collation according to that given by Vicar IV,1362. Nice copy, ss freckles.
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