[HENRI IV]. The loves of Henri IV, King of France. - Lot 58

[HENRI IV]. The loves of Henri IV, King of France. Published in Amsterdam, 1765. In 2 volumes of In douze / In-12 format. Taupe glazed calf. Smooth spine decorated with gilt arabesques, gilt title and tomaison on black leather, framed with gilt fillets. Scrolls with gilt irons framed by gilt fillet on the boards. Double gilt fillet on the edges, gilt roulette on the covers, gilt edges. Dominoté paper endpapers. 221 - 232 pages, text embellished with bandeaux, lettrines and cul-de-lampe. Covers slightly rubbed, corners dulled or bared. Minor foxing. Anonymous work recounting the love affairs of Henri IV, King of France, with his Lettres galantes to the Duchess of Beaufort and the Marquise de Verneuil. Complete in 2 neatly bound volumes.