Lot 135

Evelyn, John - Vulson, Marc de, Sieur de la Colombiere CONTAINS 26 PORTRAITS BUT LACKS COAT OF ARMS PLATE OF CARDINAL RICHELIEU




Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£1,375
Description
Les portraits des hommes illustres françois qui sont peints dans la gallerie du palais cardinal de Richelieu. Paris: H. Sara &c., 1650. Large folio, engraved title-vignette, 26 engraved plates, contemporary calf, John Evelyn's copy with his arms on spine, gilt initials at corners, head and foot of spine worn, a little light dampstaining, lacks the engraved coat-of-arms plate of Cardinal Richelieu
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire



