JOINVILLE (Jean de). Histoire de saint Louis, by Jehan, sire - Lot 104

JOINVILLE (Jean de). Histoire de saint Louis, by Jehan, sire de Joinville : les Annales de son règne, by Guillaume de Nangis ; sa vie et ses miracles, by le Confesseur de la Reine Marguerite. Le tout publié d'après les manuscrits de la Bibliothèque du Roi et accompagné d'un glossaire. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1761. In-folio, edition giving for the first time Joinville's original text from a manuscript recently acquired by the Bibliothèque du Roi, illustrated with a title vignette by Le Mire after Gravelot, 3 header vignettes after Gravelot and Eisen, 3 initials, 3 culs-de-lampe after Gravelot, and 2 folding maps out-of-text, by d'Anville. Bound in full contemporary marbled calf, 6-ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece. (cracks to the spines, rubbing and stains to the binding, missing headpieces).