Nouveau Tarif du prix des Glaces - 1765. Paris, Prault, 1765 - Lot 141

Nouveau Tarif du prix des Glaces - 1765. Paris, Prault, 1765. One volume. 9.5 by 16.5 cm. 76 pages. Contemporary full speckled basane, ornate smooth spine, red title page, fillet over boards. Small blemish on upper headpiece, small wormhole on lower spine, otherwise good condition. Fine worm tunnels in the margins of the leaves, not missing and not serious. Bound with: Arrest du Conseil d'Etat du Roi, du 13 octobre 1781. 4 pages. Réponse à une requête de la Manufacture Royale des Glaces. The Manufacture Royale des Glaces et miroirs was created by Colbert in 1665. It lost its monopoly over the years, and became the Compagnie Saint-Gobain following the Revolution. It was this company that produced the mirrors for the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.