BÉDACIER (Catherine Durand-). Les Belles Grecques,... Lot 39

[BÉDACIER (Catherine Durand-)]. Les Belles Grecques, or the History of the most famous courtesans of Greece. Et Dialogues nouveaux des galantes modernes. In Paris, Chez Pierre Prault, 1713. In-12, calf, spine with gilt on the center of the boards surmounted by a super ex-libris, spine with gilt nerves (period binding). New edition (of this work published in 1712), "augmenté[e] de deux Pieces de Poësies du même Auteur." Four intaglio figures outside the text. From the libraries of Lucius Wilmerding and N. Halwich, with bookplates. EXAMPLE with the ARMS of Jeanne-Baptiste d'Albert de LUYNES, countess of VERRUE (1670-1736) & with the SUPER EX-LIBRIS of Jean-Baptiste GLUCQ , sei gneur de SAINT-PORT (1674-1748) on the boards. First spine cracked and restored; one corner of head dulled; slight foxing. Catalog Verrue (1737).