Saint-Non - Voyage pittoresque ou description des royaumes d

Extremely rare complete set of 5 volumes, including the rare "phallus plate", in an extraordinary contemporary full leather binding with gold ornaments to the covers and spines. Clousier, Paris, 1781-1786. First edition. Folio, 505 x 320 mm. In total 303 plates, depicting views, monuments, ruins, art objects, medals and maps. As Blackmer notes, Saint-Non's Voyage 'was the first work of its type to appear in France and it created a vogue’.

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