Adam BILLAUT

Le Villebrequin de Me Adam menuisier de Nevers, contenant toutes sortes de poësies gallantes tant ...

Chez Guillaume de Luyne, à Paris 1663, in-16 (14x8,5cm), 295pp. (5), relié.

Second edition published a few months after the original, this second edition has the advantage of containing the homage of Saint Aignan, Scudery, Bertault Menard? Grief over half hazelnut, back to 4 nerves decorated with four finials. Some frictions. Adam Billaut (1602-1662) was one of the first [...]

250 €

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First edition

Claude-Marie GUYETAND

Poésies diverses

De l'imprimerie deClousier, Paris 1790, in-8 (11,5x18,5cm), (2) 186pp., relié.

first edition.
Contemporary binding in full mottled calf. Back smooth decorated with gilded nets and florets as well as a piece of red morocco. All sprinkled edges.
Some frictions and two to work on the tail cap.
Handwritten modern reader on the back of the first warning note. Ex-dono [...]

180 €

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Vincent VOITURE

Les Oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture

chezAugustin Courbé, à Paris 1660, in-12 (9x16cm), (28) 484pp. (12) 144pp. ; 130pp. (10pp.), relié.

Edition illustrated with a frontispiece and a portrait of the author.
Binding post (early nineteenth) full fair calf. Back smooth decorated with nets, lace and gold jewels. Filet of golden framing boards. All marbled edges.
A dull corner and some friction, otherwise fine copy.

200 €

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Charles SOREL

La vraye histoire comique de Francion

Chez les Hackes, A Leyde et Rotterdam 1668, in-12 (8x13,5cm), (16) 368pp et 454pp., 2 volumes reliés.

New edition published under the pseudonym Nicolas Le Moulinet.
Binders later (XIX) in full green morocco, signed C. Hardy. Back with five nerves decorated with cold boxes. Double fillet on cold boards. Golden lace coaching contreplats. All edges gilt.
Back a little past, otherwise fine copy.

1 000 €

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Edward YOUNG & LE TOURNEUR

Oeuvres diverses du Docteur Young

Chez E. van Harrevelt, Amsterdam 1772, 4 tomes en 4 Vol. in-12 (11x18cm), (2) LVI ; 295pp. (1) et (2) 310pp. (2) et (2)

New edition.
Binders of the time open blond calf. Back smooth decorated with gilded finials and nets, as well as parts of title and volume numbers of black morocco. Golden roulette vegetable boards coaching.
The edition is organized as follows:
T1. Young's Night.
T2. Young's [...]

350 €

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Philippe Néricault DESTOUCHES

Oeuvres

Arkstée & Merkus, Amsterdam & Leipzig 1755-1759, in-12 (9,5x15cm), (6) cxlviij ; 494pp. et (6) 564pp. et (6) 524pp. et

Illustrated edition of a portrait of the author engraved by Fokke, 24 figures engraved on copper by Fritsch according Aartman and an intaglio flagship repeated on the first four titles. Copy fully settled.
Binders after full red morocco-signed Bauzonnet Trautz.

800 €

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Jean-Pierre Claris de FLORIAN

Galatée, roman pastoral ; imité de Cervantes

Chez Defer de Maisonneuve, Paris 1793, grand in-4 (27x36cm), 99pp., relié.

With a charming illustration by Monsiau, engraved by Colibert and Cazenave, four figures printed in colors. A large paper copy with figures in proof.
Blue paper covers, Bradel binding. Title-piece to spine.
Tiny transparent spots, a small repaired tear to one plate not touching [...]

1 000 €

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Jean PASSERAT

Recueil des oeuvres poetiques. — Kalendae Januariae, & Varia quaedam Poëmatia

Chez Abel l'Angelier, Paris 1606, in-8 (11x16,5cm), (6) 464pp. (8) ; (16) 248pp. [mal chiff. 148] (6), 2 ouvrages reliés en un volume.

Posthumous editions of these works, prepared and published by John Rougevalet, nephew of the author. The Compendium is decorated with a lovely portrait of Passerat engraved on copper by Thomas de Leu. Among the various French plays in it, there are his famous hunting poems: The Deer of [...]

1 200 €

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