Eloge de Charles-Quint, Empereur, Traduit du Poeme Latin de Jacques Masenius (Maria Theresa of Hapsburg, Supralibros)

Andre Joseph Ansart

Paris : Chez J. Barbou, 1774

[Royal Association - Hapsburg Royal Crest binding, supralibros] Bound in French, full crushed red morocco, with gilt, crowned, double eagle Hapsburg seal on front and back. Arms of Empress Marie Theresa, mother of the dedicatee, Marie Antoinette, on front. The Empress Maria Theresa (1717 – 1780) was the only female ruler of the Hapsburg dominions and the last of the House of Hapsburg.  All edges gilt. [4], 52, 32 p. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Marie Antoinette.  Marbled end sheets. Refs: Brunet III: 1515; Guignard 1:70, supralibros. Provenance: Book plate of Peter Arms Wick.  "Peter Wick was a noted connoisseur and collector of rare 19th century illustrated books and held curatorial positions in the print departments of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Fogg Art Museum and the Houghton Library at Harvard College. He was a member of the Boston Athenaeum, the Grolier Club, the Somerset Club, was past president at the Club of Odd Volumes." - Obit. 

This volume was sold at auction at: "The Notable Library Of The Late Lucius Wilmerding, Part III, Final." Oct. 29-31. Parke-Bernet Galleries. New York, 1951.