First edition

Abbé Charles COTIN

Recueil des enigmes de ce temps

Chez Nicolas Le Gras, à Paris 1687, In-12 (8x15cm), (12) 219pp. (9), relié.

New edition.
Binding in full red morocco signed Richard de Coverly at the bottom of the counterplate. Ornate nerved back. Golden title and date. Triple framing net. The 5 table sheets are restored. Beautiful copy.
This collection contains 245 puzzles in poetic form, a game that we played in [...]

350 €

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Marc de SAINT-MARTIN

La nature naissante ou les merveilleux effets de la puissance divine dans la creation du monde ...

De l'imprimerie de Vincent du Moutier, à Paris 1667 - 1670, In-8 (12x18cm), (8) 32, 6pp. ; (4) 44pp. (3), relié.

first editions of these two poems.

binding in full speckled brown contemporary sheepskin. Ornate nerved back. title label of brown sheepskin. joint restorations.

400 €

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RANGOUZE

Lettres panégyriques aux héros de la France

L'auteur, à Paris 1649, In-8 (11x16,5cm), relié.

first edition. The letter to the king is preceded by his coat of arms which occupies the opposite page. Thumbnail with the royal arms in title.

Binding in full soft vellum of time. Smooth dumb back.

Curious collection of letters that the author sent to great figures in order [...]

350 €

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Pierre CORNEILLE

Oeuvres de Corneille

Chez Augustin Courbé, Paris 1654 pour la première partie et 1652 pour les deux autres, in-12 (8x13,5cm), 691 pp. et

Fifth collected edition, with a frontispiece, the date of 1645 and a portrait, with the date of 1644.
Posterior bindings in navy-blue morocco, all edges gilt, bindings signed by Alix.

5 000 €

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Louis MAIMBOURG

Histoire du lutheranisme

Chez Sébastien Marbre-Cramoisy, à Paris 1680, In-12 (9,5x17cm), (20) 437pp. (2) et (10) 393pp. (27), 2 volumes reliés.

Mention of second edition.

Binding in full speckled brown contemporary sheepskin. Ornate nerved back. Parts and title number of brown sheepskin. Headdress of volume 2 partially torn off. Cap of head of volume 2 skillfully restored. 2 gaps along the bottom gold of volume 2. Frictions. [...]

250 €

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Charles de SAINT-EVREMOND (ou SAINT-EVREMONT)

Oeuvres meslées

Chez Pierre Mortier, à Paris 1699 - 1700, in-12 (10,5x15,6), (10) 317pp. ; 280pp. et (4) 285pp. (3) ; (8) 268pp. et

New edition, at the wrong address of PIerre Mortier, probably published by Claude Barbin. The preface presents the edition in five volumes, the sixth volume was published in 1700; it contains the Praise and the portrait of Saint-Evremont, Speech on the critics, Apology of the works of Mr. de [...]

800 €

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Nicolas HERON

Memoires presentez au roy et a nosseigneurs de son conseil, par le tresorier de la Sainte chapelle ...

S.n., s.l. 1695, In-4 (18,5x23,8cm), 50pp., relié.

first edition.
Cardboard in bradel covered with paper in an 18th century tank, around 1900. title label of brown morocco. Caps torn off. title label rubbed and exposed.
Ex libris: From the library of Jean Vergnet.

250 €

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Philippe DESPORTES

Les CL. pseaumes de David, mis en vers françois, par Philippes Desportes [Ensemble] Poesies ...

Par la veuve Mamert Patisson, à Paris 1603, In-16 (8x13cm), (4f.) 168ff. (8f.) ; 15ff. (1f.), relié.

first edition. The title page of Les Poesies chrestiennes dates from 1601. Publisher's marks in title pages.
Binding in half glazed calf wine-lined ca 1830 in the style of Thouvenin. Back to nerves decorated with 3 cold irons and casters. Golden title labels on calf. Marbled [...]

800 €

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