BIZOT (Pierre). Metal history of the Republic of Holland. Paris: Daniel Horthemels, 1787. - In-folio, hard vellum, smooth spine, marbled edges (binding of the time). Uncommon original edition, dedicated to the Marquis de Seignelay, of this numismatic work composed by the Bourbonnais scholar Pierre Bizot (Hérisson 1630-Moulins 1696). It is illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Lalouette after Sébastien Le Clerc, an unsigned title vignette, 3 entablatures, 12 plates and more than 280 letters, culs-de-lampe and engravings in the text. Good copy in contemporary binding. Missing from the title piece. Some brown leaves, tear in the margin of the DDd1 leaf.