LUCAIN & Guillaume de BREBEUF

La Pharsale

Chez Antoine de Sommaville, à Paris 1659, In-12 (8x13,8cm), (20) 390pp. (1), relié.

Reprinting by the same publisher of the original published in 1657; it is pleasantly illustrated with a medallion portrait of Lucan supported by two eagles, a frontispiece and 10 figures in lively intaglio (shipwreck, battles ...) engraved by Francois Chauveau. All figures, except for the title [...]

850 €

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First edition

Charles Gilbert Terrey MOREL DE VINDE

Zelomir

ChezBleuet jeune, à Paris 1801, In-18 (7,5x13,5cm), 309pp., relié.

first edition, an edition Small 8vo being published on the same date. Letterpress neat big vellum paper. 6 in double figures Lefevre state, and engraved by Godefroy.
Binding in full morocco blond late nineteenth signed R. Raparlier. Back with nerves decorated. Gilt title and date. Triple [...]

500 €

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Edmé BOURSAULT

Ne pas croire ce qu'on voit, histoire espagnole. Par feu M. Boursault [Ensemble] Le marquis de ...

Chez Le Breton, à Paris 1739, in-12 (9x16,2cm), viij 9-314p. ; (13) 14-288p., relié.

First Edition
Copy the arms of the Princes of Bourbon Condé, Azure three fleurs-de-lis, the bastion of mouths.

900 €

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Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de RACAN

Les Bergeries de Mre Honorat de Bueil, chevalier, sieur de Racan. Dédiées au Roy. Cinquième ...

Chez Toussainct du Bray, à Paris 1632, In 8 (11x16,8cm), 207pp. (1), relié.

Fifth Edition, the latest revised and corrected by the author. Printing Italics.
Bound in full sheepskin textured brown vintage. Smooth back nicely decorated. Part of title in red morocco. Foxing. nice copy.
According to Louis Arnoult, Racan (Anecdotal History and criticism of his life [...]

800 €

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Jacob CATZ (CATS) & Caspar BARLEUS

Faces augustae a Casparo Barleo et Cornelio Boyo

Apud Johannem Elsevirium, Lugduni Batavorum (Leyde) 1656, In-4 (17x22cm), (42) 32, 302, (2) 64, 119 (4)pp., relié.

New edition and first elsevirienne after the original appeared in Dortrecht in 1643. Dedication to Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. Title page in red and black.
Used Cardboard yellow wait. Part of title in red morocco. Friction putting cardboard exposed to the jaws, caps, corners and edges. External [...]

350 €

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Paul SCARRON

Le Virgile travesty

S.n., à Paris 1668, 2 volumes petit in-12 (8x13cm), relié.

XIX Binding in full morocco brown back with five nerves decorated with boxes and gilded florets, date tail, triple net gilded framing dishes, gold lace coaching contreplats, all edges gilt. Back insolated, otherwise fine copy.

1 200 €

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Jean-Louis GUEZ DE BALZAC

Les Oeuvres diverses du Sieur de Balzac

Chez Daniel Elzevier, à Amsterdam 1664, petit in-12 (7,5x13,5cm), 1f. tit. (14) 388pp., relié.

Binding full vellum. Back with four nerves decorated as a piece of red morocco.

300 €

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Quintus Horatius Flaccus (dit) HORACE

Quintus Horatius Flaccus

Typis Johannis Baskerville [John Baskerville], Birminghamiae (Birmingham) 1770, in-4 (22x29cm), (1p. tit) 344pp., relié.

Edition illustrated with a frontispiece engraved by Henriquez, a title label engraved by Le Grand and four figures Plover, engraved by Laine, Leveau, Le Vasseur and Godfrey; absent Cohen.

Contemporary binding in full red morocco, back with five nerves richly decorated with gilded finials [...]

3 000 €

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