LIGNAC, Louis François Luc de

De l’homme et de la femme considérés physiquement dans l’état du mariage.

Lille: C.F.J. LeHoucq, 1778-1779. Three volumes. 12mo. viii, 378, [1]; [iv], 271, [1]; [iv], 254, [2] pp. LATER EDITION. Engraved title and 15 engraved plates printed on blue paper. Contemporary richly gilt half sheep over green marbled boards, edges sprinkled red, green silk markers. Bookplates of the Duchesse de Croy nee Arenberg, a fabulous provenance from a member of the two noble families, possibly Marie Ludmilla Rosa Sophie Antonie Gasparine de Ligne-Arenberg (1870-1953), or one of her relatives, who clearly relished this multi-volume text.A gorgeous set. Item #19312

Price: $700.00