BASAN, engraver - Lot 208

BASAN, engraver Dictionary of ancient and modern engravers from the origins of engraving, with descriptions of the principal prints they have engraved. Followed by catalogs of the works of Jacques Jordans and Corneille Viffer. By… Paris, Lormel, etc., 1767. 2 vols. in-12, glazed calfskin with age spots, decorated spines, fillet on edges. Binding slightly worn, a few yellowed leaves and some foxing. Included: A third volume, bound in imitation leather in the 19th century, entitled: Supplement to the Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Engravers from the Origin of Engraving by F. Basan, engraver. Followed by an alphabetical table of the Masters cited in this work. Brussels, Ermens, 1791. 3 vols.