![CABINET DU ROI. [Château de Versailles. Paris: no imprint, 1727 (plates dated 1664-88)]. 2° (660 x 480mm). 18 engraved plates on 19 sheets of exterior views of Versailles by Le Pautre and Israel Silvestre and 10 plates of the Great Staircase by Baudet after Le Brun (a few short tears in lower margins, some very slightly affecting engraved area, a little light browning and discolouration). Later 18th-century boards (spine and corners worn).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2006/CSK/2006_CSK_04071_0483_000(115452).jpg?w=1)
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CABINET DU ROI. [Château de Versailles. Paris: no imprint, 1727 (plates dated 1664-88)]. 2° (660 x 480mm). 18 engraved plates on 19 sheets of exterior views of Versailles by Le Pautre and Israel Silvestre and 10 plates of the Great Staircase by Baudet after Le Brun (a few short tears in lower margins, some very slightly affecting engraved area, a little light browning and discolouration). Later 18th-century boards (spine and corners worn).
Comprising volume V of the 24 volume set of the Cabinet du roi issued in 1727 and a reprint of some of the plates which first appeared between 1672 and 1684. The set underwent a further edition in 1743. Brunet I, 1444.
Comprising volume V of the 24 volume set of the Cabinet du roi issued in 1727 and a reprint of some of the plates which first appeared between 1672 and 1684. The set underwent a further edition in 1743. Brunet I, 1444.
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