Charles SOREL, Nicolas de MOULINET
La vraye histoire comique de Francion. Composée par Nicolas de Moulinet, Sieur du Parc, gentilhomme lorrain. Soigneusement reveüe & corrigée par Nathanaël Duëz, Maistre es langues
Chez les Hackes|A Leyde [Leiden] • et Rotterdam 1668|8 x 13 cm|deux volumes reliés
New edition, after the original of 1623. This edition is illustrated with 2 charming frontispieces and 11 unsigned figures. Each of the figures has an upper and lower part, as if they were two vignettes. All illustrations have beautiful contrast and have been perfectly printed. This edition of the Hackes is part of the Elsevier collection. "The most beautiful and most sought-after edition". Brunet III, 1931.
Full fawn morocco binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with date at foot. Blind-ruled frieze border on boards and double fillet border. Decorative gilt board-edges. Edges gilt. Handsome copy, in excellent interior and exterior condition. Unsigned master binding.
The attri
Full fawn morocco binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with date at foot. Blind-ruled frieze border on boards and double fillet border. Decorative gilt board-edges. Edges gilt. Handsome copy, in excellent interior and exterior condition. Unsigned master binding.
The attri
€700