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GUARINI, Giovanni Battista (1538-1612). Il Pastor Fido. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763. Small 8 (159 x 98 mm). Ruled in red. 6 engraved plates. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt bound for Count Macarthy Reagh by Richard Wier, covers with a gilt foral border enclosed by a solid fillet and broken cable roll, spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second the others with a repeat pattern of small tools around a central flower spray tool, gilt turn-ins, g.e. Provenance: Count Macarthy Reagh (binding, later pencilled note, sale de Bure, Paris, 1815, lot 3191). A fine example of the work carried out by Scottish born Richard Weir and his wife, in Toulouse, for Irishman Reagh between 1770 and about 1774.
[L'Abb GIRAUD]. L'Invocation et l'Imitation des Saints Pour tous les jours de l'anne. Paris: Franois Chereau and Jean-Baptiste Lamesle, 1721. 4 volumes, 18 (105 x 67mm). Engraved illustrations. (Margins shaved, occasionally affecting text.) Contemporary red morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt, spine in five compartments with raised bands, blue morocco lettering-piece in the second, green morocco lettering-piece in the fourth, repeat decoration in the others, g.e. Provenance: Catharine Lawson (signature at head of title of vol.I). Brunet III.456. (5)
[L'Abb GIRAUD]. L'Invocation et l'Imitation des Saints Pour tous les jours de l'anne. Paris: Franois Chereau and Jean-Baptiste Lamesle, 1721. 4 volumes, 18 (105 x 67mm). Engraved illustrations. (Margins shaved, occasionally affecting text.) Contemporary red morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt, spine in five compartments with raised bands, blue morocco lettering-piece in the second, green morocco lettering-piece in the fourth, repeat decoration in the others, g.e. Provenance: Catharine Lawson (signature at head of title of vol.I). Brunet III.456. (5)
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Please note that the second work in this lot, Giraud, L'invocation et L'Imitation des Saints..., has been withdrawn.