Les oeuvres

New edition, after the rare first edition published in 1656.
Owner's name on the upper cover: Le Mis D'Estampes. The d'Estampes family was an illustrious family which knew both its apogee and decline in the 17th century.
Contemporary full brown sheep bindings. Decorated spine with raised bands. Brown morocco title and volume labels. Joints restored. Headcaps restored, the decorative fillets at head and foot are therefore not identical on the two volumes. 3 corners slightly bumped.
Posthumous edition prepared and published by Mesnage, with whom Sarasin was familiar, as he was with Mademoiselle de Scudery (dedicatee), Scarron and Pelisson. A rather rare writer, he wrote two excellent historical narratives in prose: l'Histoire du siège de Dunkerque (1649) and la Conspiration de Walstein (1651) in a very elegant style. Among his poetry we distinguish La pompe funèbre de Voiture, les Fragments épiques de Rollon conquérant, la Guerre espagnole, and La Défaite sur les boutz-rimés. The edition additionally contains Le discours de la tragédie, and many pieces in prose and verse. Pelisson's discourse on Sarasin's works has been placed at the beginning of the work.