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Recueil de pièces choisies sur les conquêtes &...

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Recueil de pièces choisies sur les conquêtes & la convalescence du Roy. [Paris], David l'aîné, 1745, in-8, allegorical frontispiece by Claude-Nicolas Cochin, marbled fawn calf, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Louis is still the "Beloved" of his people, and this small collection of poems celebrates his recovery and the glory of his armies in the battles of the War of the Austrian Succession. Bookplate of a member of the House of Lorraine (partly torn). Worn binding.