[Rarebooks] FS: Very scarce book of engravings after Jacques de Lajoue. Paris: ca. 1740

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(ART) Lajoue, Jacques de. LIVRE NOUVEAU DE DOUZE MORCEAUX DE FANTAISIE: Utile 
a Divers Usages. Paris: Chez L’Auteur... et Chez la Veuve Chereau... N.d. 
(circa 1740). Folio (15-1/4” tall). 12 ornate engravings, including the very 
decorative title page. The following 11 plates, each with title (“Fontaine”, “
Naufrage”, “Cascade”, “Le Palais de Pluton”, etc.). Bound in 19th century red 
calf over mottled paper covered boards, spine extremities a bit worn. One 
plate, “Les Fruits de L’Automne,” slightly smaller in size (top & bottom margins a 
bit trimmed), and with a small repair at top inner margin.     $2,000.00 
(trade discount allowed)
A very scarce book of engravings after the painter Jacques de Lajoue 
(1687-1761) known for paintings of landscape, ornament, and architectural subjects. 
The engravings here depict people (often nudes) and animals in fantastic 
settings, many with architectural details. Berlin Katalog #414. OCLC records only 2 
copies.

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