Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
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Lot 414
[FORE?EDGE PAINTING]. F?LICIT?, St?phnie, comtesse de Genli...
Estimate: $600 - $800
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[FORE?EDGE PAINTING]. F?LICIT?, St?phnie, comtesse de Genlis (1746?1830). Ad?le et Th?odore, ou Lettres sur l?Education? Paris: M. Lambert & F.J. Baudouin, 1782. 3 volumes, 8vo. Half?titles. Contemporary crushed olive morocco gilt?ruled, upper covers gilt?stamped with ?Lord Folkestone?, spine gilt with red morocco lettering?pieces, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, EACH CONCEALING FORE?EDGE PAINTINGS of ladies enjoying nature. (Spines a bit creased, tiny spots of rubbing at extreme ends). Provenance: Jacob Pleydell?Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1750?1828). Pleydell?Bouverie was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1771 to 1776 and was Viscount Folkestone from 1765 to 1776; Presented by Gladys McKenney Molony to the Saint Mary?of?the?Woods College Library (bookplate and inscription dated 7 October 1969). FIRST EDITION.
