RICHELET (César-Pierre), New Rhyming Dictionary.... Lot 15

RICHELET (César-Pierre), New Rhyming Dictionary. New edition, in a new order, where you will find : The words and the kind of names; A compendium of versification; Remarks on the number of syllables of some difficult words. 1 flight. In-12, brown basane, spine 5 with ornate nerves; red morocco title piece. Handwritten bookplate on first page: "Monsieur le Baron de Saint-Pierre de Haponvillier -1702", followed on the back of the second page by an original handwritten ex-libris: "This book belongs to Mr. Pesseau, former prosecutor of the King, he took those who found it deluy rendre and as a reward if they have a few trials he will plead their cases very well for free" (XVIIIth century). Paris, chez Florentin and Pierre Delaulne, 1702. Split hinges, flattened caps, the first two leaves trimmed and slightly stitched in the lower right corner, the last leaf cut in the margin. Fresh interior