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Author/Creator:

Moncrif, M. de, 1687-1770

Contributors:

Coypel, Charles-Antoine, 1694-1752 , illustrator

Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, comte de, 1692-1765 , engraver

Languages:

French

Language Notes:

Item content: French

Main Work:

Les chats [by Moncrif, M. de]

Subjects:

Cats — Literary selections

Cats

General Notes:

Atrtributed to Moncrif: http://ccfr.bnf.fr/portailccfr/jsp/ccfr/sitemap/bmr_sitemap_view.jsp?record=bmr%3AUNIMARC%3A112986
Published "avec approbation & privilege du Roy"--T. p.
Includes index.
9 full-page engraved plates (of which 2 are folding); the folding table shows the genealogy of the heroic cat, Brinbelle. Engravings attributed to Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières after drawings credited to Charles-Antoine Coypel.
With large woodcut vignette on t. p. and ornamental headpieces and tailpieces.
Bound in contemporary sprinkled French calf with five raised bands on spine. Title label in the second compartment, the others gold-tooled. Sprinkled edges. Decorated cover board edges. With green ribbon bookmark.
Applied to inside front cover is a hadwritten note with information about the author; on front free endleaf a note about the number of leaves.
Volume housed in protective cloth box manufactured by Cloverleaf Studio.
Cover split at the head of front joint. Corners chipped.
Purchased from funds raised by UNT Friends of the Library.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, 204 pages, 16 unnumbered pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of engraved plates, 1 unnumbered folding table ; 20 cm (8vo)

Physical Characteristics:

8vo

Call Numbers:

QL795.C2 M73 1727

OCLC Numbers:

867639336