English Literature and History
Lot 16
FONTAINE
FONTAINE, NICOLAS, SIEUR DE ROYAUMONTTHE HISTORY OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, TRANSLATED...BY MR. JOHN COUGHENLondon, Samuel Roycroft, 1690, 1688. First edition thus, 2 volumes, folio, vol 1 with engraved frontispiece + 142 of 154 numbered plates + 3 folding maps/plans, vol 2 with engraved frontispiece + 82 of 84 numbered plates + 2 folding maps/plans, engraved plan of Jerusalem in vol 1 with small areas of surface loss, both vols with outer marginal damp stain/rot and many leaves with outer margin repaired/strengthened, text and engravings otherwise generally clean, bound in 18th century brown calf, spines relaid, boards with gilt armorial devices of the Earl of Darnley. ESTC R14949 & R235172 (2)
Estimate: £100 - 200