Vincent VOITURE

Vincent VOITURE

Born24 février 1597
Died26 mai 1648
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrance
French poet and letter-writer (Amiens, 1597 – Paris, 1648). One of the founding members of the Académie française in 1634.
The son of a wine merchant, he secured the patronage of the Comte d'Avaux while at the Collège de Boncourt, and between 1625 and 1627 became the animating spirit of the literary circle at the Hôtel de Rambouillet. Attached to the household of Gaston d'Orléans, brother of the king, he followed him into rebellion, before returning to royal favour in 1634, receiving offices and pensions and taking his place among the founding members of the Académie française. He would become the wealthiest writer of his age, having never published a single word during his lifetime. As a diplomat in Spain, Lorraine and Rome, the letters he sent from his postings were events in the world of the beaux-esprits.
After his death, the Académie went into mourning, and his collected Works appeared in 1650 to such acclaim that two editions were required within six months. A year after his death broke out the querelle des sonnets, pitting supporters of his Uranie against those of Benserade's Job, the first great aesthetic controversy of seventeenth-century French literature. Long afterwards, both Boileau and La Fontaine still ranked him alongside Marot, and even Horace, for his incomparable grace.
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VOITURE, Vincent
  1. The Secret Source of La Fontaine's Fables.
    Les oeuvres
    Vincent VOITURE

    Les oeuvres

    Chez Augustin Courbé|à Paris 1650|17 x 24 cm|relié

    First edition, illustrated with a frontispiece by Mellan and a portrait of the author by Champaigne engraved by Nanteuil, published posthumously by the author's nephew, Martin de Pinchesne.
    Contemporary late 18th-century full mottled calf. Spine with raised bands, richly gilt in a grotesque pattern with two alternating tools. Pink calf lettering-piece. Joints split at the head. Worming at the foot. Two corners bumped. Some rubbing. A few leaves evenly browned, others lightly yellowed. Headcap clumsily restored. Yellow dampstain to the lower outer corner of the first 30 pages.

    €700
  2. Les oeuvres. Les nouvelles oeuvres
    Vincent VOITURE

    Les oeuvres. Les nouvelles oeuvres

    Chez Augustin Courbé|à Paris 1650 - 1658|16.50 x 23 cm|relié
    Second edition of the Oeuvres (and first by Courbe who had just acquired the privilege) by Voiture and first edition of the Nouvelles oeuvres. Two title vignettes by Picart. A fine portrait by Champaigne.
    Binding in full eighteenth-century mottled calf. Spine with raised bands handsomely decorated with fleurons and stars, fillet at tail. Red morocco title-label. Triple gilt fillet frame on boards. Decorative gilt board-edges. Marbled edges. Fine restorations to corners and headcaps. Rubbing. First leaves yellowed with small marginal dampstains. Extensive yellowing on the preliminary leaves of the Nouvelles oeuvres.
    Voiture (1597-1648) was throughout his life a...
    €1,000
  3. Les Oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture
    Vincent VOITURE

    Les Oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture

    Chez la Veuve F. Mauger|à Paris 1706|9 x 16 cm|2 volumes reliés
    Edition illustrated with a frontispiece and a portrait of the author.
    Later binding (early 19th century) in full light calf. Smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, decorative borders and fleurons. Gilt fillet framing the boards. All edges marbled.
    One corner slightly bumped and some rubbing, otherwise a fine copy.
    The work contains the author's letters and various poems. Voiture (1597-1648) was throughout his life a gallant and courtier, brilliant in salons and fond of games. His epistolary talent made prose fashionable in France for a long time, and his poetry excels in the mannered and precious tone, even though he knew how to be trivial when necessary. He is an...
    €180
  4. Les oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture [Ensemble] Les nouvelles oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture
    Vincent VOITURE

    Les oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture [Ensemble] Les nouvelles oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture

    Chez Augustin Courbé|à Paris 1650|16.50 x 24 cm|relié
    Fifth edition of Voiture's Œuvres, the first of which appeared in 1648; and first edition of the Nouvelles œuvres de Voiture. A frontispiece by Mellan for the first volume, a headpiece and an initial in the epistle and a fine portrait of the author by Champaigne engraved by Nanteuil.
    Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Raised spine richly decorated. Red morocco title label. One missing headcap. Tear with loss to upper joint at foot. Rubbing. Good copy.
    Voiture (1597-1648) was throughout his life a gallant and a courtier, brilliant in salons and playing games. His epistolary talent earned him long popularity in France for fashionable prose, and his poetry excels in the mannered...
    €1,200
  5. Les oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture
    Vincent VOITURE

    Les oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture

    Chez Augustin Courbé|à Paris 1656|9 x 15 cm|relié

    Fifth edition, published at the same time as the quarto edition. The first edition dates from 1650.


    Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Ornamented spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Lower joint partly split. Relatively invisible restorations to headcaps.


    The work contains the letters and various poems of the author. Voiture (1597-1648) was throughout his life a gallant and courtier, brilliant in the salons and playing games. His epistolary talent earned him the distinction of making prose fashionable in France for a long time, and his poetry excels in the mannerist and precious tone, even though he knows how to be trivial when necessary. He is an...

    €300
  8. Oeuvres
    Vincent VOITURE

    Oeuvres

    Firmin Didot frères, fils & Cie|Paris 1858|13.50 x 22 cm|relié
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