PAPON (Jean-Pierre). Histoire générale de Provence. Paris, M - Lot 161

PAPON (Jean-Pierre). Histoire générale de Provence. Paris, Moulard, 1777. 4 volumes in-4, marbled calf, ornate spine, fawn parts, red edges (Period binding). First edition, illustrated with 2 folding maps of Provence and 18 engraved plates, including 16 of coins, proofs of this History and an account of the Tarascon tournament held before King René in 1449. The author (1734-1803), an oratorian priest and historian, member of the Académie de Marseille, published a Voyage littéraire de Provence in 1780. Crack to one of the spines of volumes I and IV, damage to three headpieces, some foxing, and stains in the proofs. Also included: CORIOLIS (Abbé de). Traité sur l'administration du comté de Provence. Aix, Pierre-Joseph Calmen, 1788. 3 volumes in-4, marbled calf, ornate spine, red edges (19th-century pastiche binding). Joints split.