[EARLY PRINTING] [MAUCONDUIT] traite de l'orthographe... Paris: Jacques Talon, 1669. First edition. 12mo. (i-viii), 1-232 pp., plus a terminal blank leaf. Contemporary gilt-paneled burgundy morocco; richly gilt spine compartments; all edges gilt; gilt coat of arms of a crowned serpent at center of front and back covers; marbled endpapers. Lightly worn; ownership signature in ink on title-page, internally clean. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.