[SERAN DE LA TOUR]. History of Scipio the African. Pour servir de Suite aux Hommes Illustres de Plutarque. Avec les Observations de M. le Chevalier de Folard sur la Bataille de Zama. Paris: Didot, 1738. - In-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, gilt fleur-de-lys in the corners and gilt arms in the center of the boards, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleur-de-lys, inner gilt roulette, gilt edges (period binding). First edition dedicated to King Louis XV. It is illustrated with two plates, one of which is a fold-out depicting the battle of Zama. COPY IN MOROCCO WITH THE ARMS OF LOUIS XV. Crack at the hinge of the first cover, previously restored. Some brown spots.