FABERT (Abraham) - Voyage du roy à Metz, l'occasion d'iceluy - Lot 325

FABERT (Abraham) - Voyage du roy à Metz, l'occasion d'iceluy: ensemble les signes de resjouissance faits par les habitans, pour honorer l'entrée de sa majesté. Metz, Chez Abraham Fabert, 1610; small folio, 72 pp. bound in full reembossed vellum, smooth spine, red-painted edges, marouflaged paper on first cover. Ex-libris Alex. et Léon Godart. Copy lacking the dedicatory epistle to the Duc d'Espernon and the two engravings of the coat of arms of the House of Espernon, the view of the Moselle with the Roman aqueduct of Jouy-aux-Arches, the map of the Pays messin and the portrait (i.e., the perspective plan of the town and city of Metz) - on the other hand, the title page and the 14 engravings as well as the culs-de-lampe are colored from the period. A fine copy, despite missing and restored pages. Consultant: Mr. Philippe HENRY