DANIEL (Gabriel) - Lot 303

DANIEL (Gabriel) Abrégé de l'Histoire de France, depuis l'établissement de la Monarchie françoise dans les Gaules. Paris, Mariette ; Rollin ; Delespine ; Coignard, 1727. 6 volumes in-4: 4f, XLVI, 410pp, 5f (frontispiece and folding map) / 572pp / 573pp / 1f, 499pp, 11f / 1f, 538pp, 8f / 438pp. Light half-mark (volume IV), old traces of moisture at foot of volume VI. Contemporary grained fawn basane, ornate spine ribbed, red titles and endpapers, some corners bumped, small leather tears, wear defects, marbled edges. Also included: HENAULT (Charles Jean François): Nouvel abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de France contenant les évènemens de notre histoire depuis Clovis jusqu'à la mort de Louis XIV... Paris, Prault, 1768. 2 volumes in-4: 4f., 474pp. / 2f., 475-798pp.; 36f. (table); illustrated with vignettes (by Cochin) and culs-de-lampe (one full-page), all engraved by Moreau. Good margins. Contemporary marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red title-pieces and tomaisons, accidents to the headpieces, split jaws (volume I), wear defects, epidermis, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, double gilt fillet on the edges, marbled edges. New, enlarged edition. Provenance: Handwritten ex-libris of Mr de la Geneste, Colonel of the Corps Royal d'Artillerie and ex-libris printed XVIIIe and ex-libris Octave A4514 à La Réole (Daniel) and ex-libris printed A4514 d'Aspit de Saint-Amand (Henault).