KÉRATRY. On Beauty in the Imitative Arts, with a Reasoned Ex - Lot 85

KÉRATRY. On Beauty in the Imitative Arts, with a Reasoned Examination of the Works of the Various Schools of Painting and Sculpture, and in Particular Those of France. Paris, Audot, 1822. 3 volumes in-18, long-grain Empire-style green morocco, roulette border, coat of arms on the front cover, smooth decorated spine, yellow edges (contemporary binding). A copper engraving serves as the frontispiece in each volume; the one in Volume III depicts the Laocoön. A charming copy, printed for the library of Mlle Emma de Kolly (as noted on the half-titles) and bound with her coat of arms. Provenance of an unknown female owner. Slight pinholes on the engravings. Stains on the endpapers and the pink paper lining.

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