Placets de l'officier Desbans

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xiv, [48] pp.; tall folio (15 x 9.75 in.), bound in FULL RED MOROCCO with Marie Antoinette's arms blocked in gilt on the upper and lower covers, gilt border rules on the covers, fleur de lis ornaments on the spine; gilt turn-ins. Blue silk ribbon marker. Housed in a red cloth folding box, title blocked in gilt on the cover. (The trade edition was issued in full cloth.) The binding of this richly bound volume is itself a facsimile of the original binding housing the 18th-century manuscript petitions (i.e., placets) originally owned by Baron Jérome Pichon and acquired by Jayne Wrightsman (1919-2019) in 1963. The marbled endpapers and Mrs. Wrightsman's bookplate are part of this reproduction. The petitions were made to King Louis XVI by French army officer Edme-Louis Desbans to secure a lieutentant officer position; they are decorated with elaborate drawings by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, the artist perhaps best known for his amazing contemporary hand drawings of works of art in the catalogues of the Paris art salons and auction houses. Printed and produced by Santiago Saavedra, Ediciones El Viso in Madrid. One of only 40 copies (plus a small quantity for personal use) printed for presentation to the members of the Roxburghe Club by Jayne Wrightsman. This copy in full morocco is identical to those presented to members, which did not have the recipient's name printed in red (as usually done) due to printer oversight. With Mrs. Wrightsman's elaborate compliments card laid in. Scarce. Barker 279. A fine copy of both the book and the box. N° de ref. del artículo 5021

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