Lot n° 150
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MALHERBE (François de). Les Œuvres. Paris, Guillaume de Luyn - Lot 150
MALHERBE (François de). Les Œuvres. Paris, Guillaume de Luyne, 1659.
Small in-12 of [26] ff. 236 pp. Bound following the same: Les Lettres. Paris, G. de Luyne, 1659. [1] f.-226 pp. Brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt title (contemporary binding). Covers worn. Ex-libris J.M.
Also by the same author:
- Les Poesies. Avec les Observations de Monsieur Menage. Paris, Thomas Jolli, 1666. In-8, [23] ff. 596-[19] pp. brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (contemporary binding). Lack at head cap. Some foxing and browning. Sought-after edition containing Antoine Godeau's speech on Malherbe's works, which was not reproduced in the 1689 edition. There are ex. in the name of Billaine (same finial). This volume contains a dedicatory epistle from Ménage to Colbert, a preface, the Discours de Godeau, the 6 books of poems with 99 unpublished pieces, the observations (which occupy 366 pp.) and additions and corrections that were incorporated into the 1689, 1722 and 1723 editions. Bookplate from the library of A.H. Dampmartin. Armorial bookplate 19th c. Ex-libris J.M. (Brunet III, 1338; Tchemerzine VII, 360.)
- Les Epistres de SENEQUE traduites par Mre François de MALHERBE [...] Paris, Anthoine de Sommaville, 1648. In-12 of [11] ff.-670 pp. Contemporary ivory vellum. Missing a front endpaper. Small angular wormholes on the first few pages.
Ex-libris J.M.
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