Lot 06257

“HISTOIRE DE L’ACADEMIE ROYALE DES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLES-LETTRES, depuis son établissement jusqu’à présent avec le MEMOIRES DE LITTERATURE tirez des registres de cette académie, depuis son renouvellement jusqu’en M. DCCX  (1710) – Tome Premier”,  à Amsterdam, Aux Dépens de la COMPAGNIE, 1719. 12o, pp. (13) ff+488. Volume complete and illustrated with a frontispiece and 12 folded plates, as well as some figures in the text. Content of this volume about different subjects around history, numismatics, antiquities, i.e.: Of the human victims of the Roman censors, on the old gymnastics, of the origin of the glass, temples of ancient Rome, reflections on the medals in Athens, etc… Full marbled brown calf of the time. Worn binding, worn crowns, 1 joint split on 1 cm, solid hinges, 2 cropped corners, spine with raised bands adorned with golden fleurons and the title and volume number labels (lack of leather at the bottom and top of the spine), title printed in red and black, rare foxing, red edges. Note that pages 377 to 384 were bound by mistake between the leaves 368 and 369. Apart from the mentioned defects, book in good condition.