Lot 3212: MASSON, ALEXANDRE FRÉDÉRIC JACQUES

(1741-1777), MARQUIS DE PEZAY.
CARTES GÉOGRAPHIQUES, TOPOGRAPHIQUES, PLANS, DES MARCHES, CAMPEMENS, VILLES, SIÈGES, BATAILLES, ET DE TOUTES LES OPÉRATIONS MILITAIRES EXÉCUTÉES EN ITALIE, PENDANT LES CAMPAGNES DE 1745 & DE 1746 PAR LES ARMÉES COMBINÉES DE FRANCE ET D'ESPAGNE. PARIS: DE L'IMPRIMERIE ROYALE, 1775

folio (560 x 400mm.), iii, [1]pp., illustration: engraved title, 77 engraved maps and plans (see footnote), 3 double-page, binding: contemporary mottled calf, triple gilt fillet borders on covers, spine gilt, general map creased, binding rubbed and slightly worn

LITERATURE

Shirley, British Library G.Mass-1a, b, and c

NOTE

The maps present do not tally with the list of contents: five are absent, but there are two not called for. This seems in keeping with the general makeup of copies: Shirley lists three copies, all of which have differing numbers of maps.