37. DREUX DU RADIER L'Europe illustrée contenant... Lot 37

37. DREUX DU RADIER L'Europe illustrée contenant l'histoire abrégée des souverains, des princes, des prélats, ministres et des dames célèbres de l'Europe ... - Paris, Odieuvre et Le Breton, 1755-1765 - 6 volumes in-4 : frontispiece, [8] p. (title, privilege, epistle), and 580 engraved portraits by ODIEUVRE followed by 2 p. of biographical note each, 1f. of table at the end of each volume - old marbled calf, spine with ornate nerves, fillet on the necks, t. p. red and black, red edges. A first issue copy on large paper with the address of Odieuvre and surrounds to the portraits. T.2 has an errata page. (some scattered spotting and freckling, bites cracked in 2 volumes, corners worn, 5 headpieces missing, title page sometimes rubbed, 2 f. and 1 plate detached). Two bookplates: 1 on armorial label and 1 ms. Partarrieu. The booklet announcing the illustrations of this work is attached: Catalogue de portraits des princes, des personnes illustres et des sçavants gravés par les soins de Michel Odieuvre... - Paris, Imprimerie Thiboust, 1747 - in-8 : 16 p. - paperback Provenance : could be Pierre Partarrieu-Lafosse, Auros 1756-Paris, 1853 (Féret 486). Cohen 325 announces 600 portraits. The tables announce 572, our copy has 580.