[FOUCHER D'OBSONVILLE]: Essais philosophiques sur les Moeurs de divers animaux étrangers ou extraits des voyages de M*** en Asie. Paris, Couturier fils et veuve Tillard et fils, 1783; in 8°; full red marble, spine with false nerves very ornate, cover surrounded by a triple gilt fillet, gilt lace on the edges, blue paper endpapers, gilt edges. One of the rare copies bound at the time by PADELOUP, printed on large Hollande paper, complete with the frontispiece drawn by Marillier and engraved by De Launay.
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[FOUCHER D'OBSONVILLE]: Essais philosophiques sur les Moeurs de divers animaux étrangers ou extraits des voyages de M*** en Asie. Paris, Couturier fils et veuve Tillard et fils, 1783; in 8°; full red marble, spine with false nerves very ornate, cover surrounded by a triple gilt fillet, gilt lace on the edges, blue paper endpapers, gilt edges. One of the rare copies bound at the time by PADELOUP, printed on large Hollande paper, complete with the frontispiece drawn by Marillier and engraved by De Launay.

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[FOUCHER D'OBSONVILLE]: Essais philosophiques sur les Moeurs de divers animaux étrangers ou extraits des voyages de M*** en Asie. Paris, Couturier fils et veuve Tillard et fils, 1783; in 8°; full red marble, spine with false nerves very ornate, cover surrounded by a triple gilt fillet, gilt lace on the edges, blue paper endpapers, gilt edges. One of the rare copies bound at the time by PADELOUP, printed on large Hollande paper, complete with the frontispiece drawn by Marillier and engraved by De Launay.
Sale Friday 1 April・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris