Abbé Charles COTIN

Oeuvres galantes

Chez Etienne Loyson, à Paris 1665, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. in-12 (8,5x14,8cm), relié.

Collective first edition of the second volume increased and illustrated two unsigned securities headpieces.
Bound in full morocco burgundy early twentieth century, elegant pastiche of a contemporary binding. Smooth back adorned with gilt title and date. Triple mentoring net on the boards. Gilt [...]

900 €

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Nicolas BOILEAU DESPREAUX

Oeuvres

Chez David & Chez Durand, à Paris 1747, 5 tomes en 5 Vol. in-8 (11,2x18cm), reliés.

New edition and first given by St. Mark, with its remarks and comments. It is illustrated
Binding in full mottled calf and then chilled. Back with nerves decorated. As an exhibit in red morocco, and volume number in beige leather. Jaws of Volume I cracked head. Lower jaw of Volume III split [...]

550 €

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Jacques PINON

De anno Romano. carmen

Apud Sebastianum Cramoisy, Lutetiae Parisiorum (Paris) 1630, Petit in-8 (10,2x16cm), relié.

Second edition of mention. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

800 €

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Joseph DU CHESNE (Sieur de la Violette)

Le grand miroir du monde

Pour les héritiers d'Eustache Vignon, à Lyon 1593, in-8 (11,5x17,5cm), (22) 654pp., relié.

Second edition, after the first published in 1587. This edition is increased by the sixth book by the author and comments from Simon Goulart at the end of each of the six books.
Full parchment binding. Dumb back. Handwritten marks on the top plate. traces laces. Body of the book detached from [...]

1 000 €

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First edition

Dominique de COLONIA

Histoire littéraire de la ville de Lyon avec une bibliothèque des auteurs lyonnois, sacré et ...

Chez François Rigollet, à Lyon 1728, 2 volumes in-4 (21x28cm), (34) 414pp (1f. errata) et (10) 838pp. (22), relié.

First edition, rare, illustrated eight Inserts plates most of which are extendible. Vignettes of securities arms of the city of Lyon. Title pages in red and black.
Full calf blond at the time. Back with five nerves ornate. Spare capacity and volume numbers of red. Golden coaching boards arms of [...]

1 000 €

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Jacques BERNARD

Nouvelles de la république des lettres

Chez David Mortier, à Amsterdam 1715, 2 tomes en 2 Vol. In-16 (6,5x13,5cm), relié.

Mention of a second edition, the first edition was published in 1705. Each volume contains a trismestre, and a title page for each month. Therefore set includes the months of January 1705 to June of the same year. General title page in red and black.
Copy the unidentified weapons.
Full calf [...]

300 €

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Abbé BANIER

Explication historique des fables, ou l'on decouvre leur origine & leur conformité avec l'histoire ...

Chez François Le Breton, à Paris 1715, in-12 (9x17cm), (24) 424pp. et (4) 487pp. et (4) 500pp., 3 volumes reliés.

New edition, partly original and an increased volume troiqième after the first published in 1711 in two volumes; is illustrated as a frontispiece etched by Scotin Delamonce.
Bound in full brown sheepskin contemporary. Back tooled raised. Piece of red morocco title and volume number in brown [...]

250 €

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First edition

Alexander POPE

Histoire de Martinus Scriblerus, de ses ouvrages & de ses découvertes

Chez Paul Knapton, à Londres 1755, In-12 (9x16,5cm), relié.

First Edition in French translation by Pierre Henri Larcher.
Full mottled calf contemporary. Back tooled raised. Part of title in red morocco. A tear with slight loss in the third box. Good copy.
Martinus Scriblerus was originally a literary club whose members (Pope, Swift, John Gay, [...]

450 €

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