Boileau Despréaux - Oeuvres - 1722
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Two-volume illustrated edition of Oeuvres by Nicolas Boileau Despréaux, original French, published in La Haye in 1722, bound in full parchment with numerous frontispieces and plates fuori testo.
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Elegant and refined complete edition of the works of the famous French poet and critic Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, enriched with numerous rich title pages, tailpieces and engravings beyond the text.
Oeuvres de Nicolas Boileau Despréaux with historical clarifications, given by himself, New Edition revised, corrected & augmented, The Hague, at Isaac Vaillant, Pierre Gosse, Pierre de Hondt, 1722.
4 volumes bound into 2 volumes. COMPLETE WORK.
Vol. I (Volumes I-II): pp. (IV), XLVI, (II), 436, VIII, 407. COMPLETE.
Vol. II (Volumes III-IV): pp. (IV), 407, (V), 308. COMPLETE.
Copies with leaves in overall good/good-to-very-good condition, with the usual signs of use and age.
Contemporary bindings in full parchment with the title and volume numbers handwritten on the spine, with some wear and edge loss but still well preserved overall. White endpapers. Red edges.
Prestigious provenance: there are ex-libris labels from the extinct noble private library, "Umbrosian," applied to the front free endpaper of each volume.
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I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateElegant and refined complete edition of the works of the famous French poet and critic Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, enriched with numerous rich title pages, tailpieces and engravings beyond the text.
Oeuvres de Nicolas Boileau Despréaux with historical clarifications, given by himself, New Edition revised, corrected & augmented, The Hague, at Isaac Vaillant, Pierre Gosse, Pierre de Hondt, 1722.
4 volumes bound into 2 volumes. COMPLETE WORK.
Vol. I (Volumes I-II): pp. (IV), XLVI, (II), 436, VIII, 407. COMPLETE.
Vol. II (Volumes III-IV): pp. (IV), 407, (V), 308. COMPLETE.
Copies with leaves in overall good/good-to-very-good condition, with the usual signs of use and age.
Contemporary bindings in full parchment with the title and volume numbers handwritten on the spine, with some wear and edge loss but still well preserved overall. White endpapers. Red edges.
Prestigious provenance: there are ex-libris labels from the extinct noble private library, "Umbrosian," applied to the front free endpaper of each volume.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
2
Subject
Literature, Poetry
Book title
Oeuvres
Author/ Illustrator
Boileau Despréaux
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1722
Height
17.5 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
10 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Chez Isaac Vaillant, Pierre Gosse, Pierre de Hondt; La Haye
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
1627
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