Series 10, *vol Aux Armes* By The Countess Of Provence, 12mo, Red Morocco Leather, *history Of The Emperors*

This beautiful 10-volume set in 12, bound in bright red morocco leather, with the Countess of Provence’s coat of arms embossed in the center of the covers, is of exceptional provenance. It is part of Crevier’s *History of the Emperors*. This rare set features high-quality binding in fine Cape goatskin with raised bands adorned with gilt metal fittings, an interior roulette pattern with filleted borders, gilt edges, and the famous coat of arms of Marie Joséphine Louise de Savoie embossed on the covers, Countess of Provence (1753–1810). Wife of the Count of Provence, the future Louis XVIII. The set is bound identically for this beautiful series; the Countess of Provence died in exile before her husband ascended the throne. She owned a library of over 1,600 volumes at Versailles and at her residence in Grand Montreuil, which was dispersed during the Revolution