Lot n° 162
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
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Result
: 310EUR
162. [Binding]. The Imitation of Jesus Christ translated and - Lot 162
162. [Binding]. The Imitation of Jesus Christ translated and paraphrased in French verse by P. Corneille. Rouen, Maurry, Robert Ballard, 1658. In-4, [9] f., 531 p., illustrated with an engraved title and 4 plates. Contemporary binding in old red morocco, decorated "à la Duseuil", double framed with triple fillet in the old style with fleurons in the spandrels. Spine decorated with a grotesque decoration and titled. All edges gilt. The work is illustrated with a frontispiece and 4 full-page plates, drawn and engraved on copper by François Chauveau and many lamp-heads. This beautiful edition with its careful typography was published in the native town of Corneille, translator of this text. Staining on the first four leaves. A paper cut on the first blank page. Binding slightly rubbed, some stains on the boards.
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