DUMORTOUS (Pierre). Histoire des conquêtes de Louis XV, tant en Flandre que sur le Rhin, en Allemagne et en Italie, depuis 1744, jusqu'à la paix conclue en 1748. Paris, Delormel, 1759. In-folio, fawn calf, triple gilt fillet, spine decorated, gilt edges (period binding). First edition of this very fine work on the War of the Austrian Succession, all to the glory of Louis XV. Splendid engraved intaglio illustration, including a frontispiece with the king's portrait in a medallion executed by Louis Lempereur after François Boucher, 14 double-page plans, 27 out-of-text compositions (one of which is double-page) depicting battle scenes in beautiful rocaille frames, and 12 vignettes, headbands and tailpieces. Tail cap missing and minor damage to binding. Cohen, 337.