[POMPADOUR (Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de)]. *Le Jo - Lot 254

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[POMPADOUR (Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de)]. *Le Jo - Lot 254
[POMPADOUR (Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de)]. *Le Journal des sçavans*, for the year 1757. August. Contemporary glazed fawn calfskin binding featuring the prestigious coat of arms of Madame la Marquise de Pompadour (1721–1764). Paris: Michel Lambert, 1757. Vol. in-12 (142 × 83 mm).
Contemporary glazed fawn calfskin, triple fillet framing on the covers, with the Marquise de Pompadour’s coat of arms embossed in gold at the center; spined back, red morocco patch, panels decorated with gilded pomegranates, fillet on the edges, red edges, marbled endpapers.
 (2), 1539–1920 pp. Normal wear and tear, three corners pierced, interior fresh. An important scholarly journal from the late 17th and 18th centuries, containing mainly reviews of books on science (astronomy, geography, mathematics), medicine, travel, literature, linguistics, and religion.
 In this volume, one finds articles on: “The French-Breton Dictionary” by Cillart de Kerampoul, “The Art of the Dentist” by Bourdet, “Memoirs on Mathematics and Physics” edited by Pézenas, “Natural History of Senegal” by Adanson, “Fundamental Astronomy” by La Caille, “Historical Description of the Russian Empire” by Baron de Strahlemberg, etc. It is noted that, in the sale of the Henri Lavedan collection on February 1, 1929, a volume of the Dutch counterfeit of the Journal des scavans appeared, from June 4 to December 17, 1696, bound in fawn calfskin bearing the coat of arms of Madame de Pompadour, with a handwritten bookplate: “Bibliothèque Crozat.”
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