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Lot n° 49

DORTOUS de MAIRAN, Jean-Jacques

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Traité physique et historique de l'aurore boréale Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1733 A great classic: rare and beautiful copy with the coat of arms of Louis XV Original edition In-4 (254 x 192mm). Vignette with the royal coat of arms engraved and printed on the title page, engraved headbands and culs-de-lampe Collation: *4 A-Z4 2A-M4 2N1 Illustration: 15 folding plates engraved by Simonneau Binding of the period. Red morocco, gilt decoration, Louis XV coat of arms in the centre of the plates, framed with a fleur-de-lys roulette wheel, spine ribbed with filigree irons, gilt edges on marbling Provenance: Royal coat of arms -- acquired by Henri Polaillon from the bookseller Cornuau on 24 February 1919.

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