Live auction - Lot 819

Live auction - Lot 819

[Chivalric romance]

Le troisiesme [- quatriesme] livre d'Amadis de Gaule, mis en françoys par le Seigneur des Essars Nicolas de Herberay [...].

Paris, É. Groulleau, 1555


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2 parts in 1 vol., 8vo: [4]-CLXVIII, [8]-CLXII ff. (f. LXXIII in 1st part missing, last f. missing?; dampstaining throughout, one large in pt. II, occ. foxing, f. IIII in pt. II soiled, f. LVIII of pt. II torn).

Contemp. calf, covers blind-ruled and orn. with a central flower tool and gilt sm. angular ones, spine with raised bands (rebacked, edges and corners repaired, sm. loss repaired to lower covers, sm. rubbings).

Translation by Nicolas d'Herberay des Essarts of the popular chivalric romance (1st: 1540-1548), illustrated with 35 woodcuts in-text (incl. repeats) and 2 full-page one's. Edition shared between Jean Longis, Vincent Sertenas and Étienne Groulleau. Groulleau's mark on title.
Ref. Pettegree (FB): book III:811 (for Longis) & 812 (for Sertenas), book IV:795. - STC French p. 12 (by Sertenas). - Cp. BP16 112985 (1548 ed. for the 3rd book). - Not in Adams (other ed.).

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Lot 819

Le troisiesme [- quatriesme] livre d'Amadis de Gaule, mis en françoys par le Seigneur des Essars Nicolas de Herberay [...].

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