PROPIAC (M. le Chevalier de). The Wonders of the World, - Lot 236

PROPIAC (M. le Chevalier de). The Wonders of the World, ou les plus beaux ouvrages de la nature et des hommes, spread over the entire surface of the Earth; a work destined for the instruction and amusement of young people of both sexes. and the other sex. Second edition. Paris, Alexis Eymery, 1821. 2 vol. in-12° of vj, 400 pp. ; 378 pp. 2 Frontispice and 14 engravings. Fawn speckled basane, long spine spines, green morocco title page, gilt fillet and roulettes and gilt roulettes on the boards, gilt roulette on the edges, green edges (period binding). Version prize label awarded to Charles FOURNEAU de Scey sur-Saône by the Collège de Luxeuil, August 28, 1852. 1821 50 60 Slippage of quires, slight flaws to binding, ring to false-title, title, frontispiece and first 4 ff . of vol. II.