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LIGNY, Pere de (author) and A. P. G. de SAMBUCY (editor).
Histoire de la vie de Jesus Christ [...] ornee de gravures d'apres les tableaux des plus grands maitres, sous la direction de L. Petit.
Crapelet, Paris, 1804. 2 volumes 4to with numerous engraved plates after Old Masters, 1-page manuscript letter tipped in at beginning of volume 1; occasional very light spotting. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco by Bozerian Jeune, richly gilt, silk endpapers. Provenance: J.J. De Bure the Younger (letter, signature).
DE BURE'S COPY IN A BEAUTIFUL BINDING BY BOZERIAN JEUNE, with a letter from the editor Sambucy, dated 3 February 1812 to 'Monsieur de Bure pere', which states that this copy "est semblable a celui que j'ai offert au St Pere [the author], et a L'empereur".
Price: £ 3000
US Dollar Price: $ 4450
Stock Number: 76474