Live auction - Lot 1069

[Neo-Latin poetry]

BONNEFONS, Jean

Carmina.

London, James Tonson & John Watts, 1720

€ 120 / 150

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12mo: xi-[1 bl.]-82-[1] pp.

Old marbled boards, cloth-covered flat spine. Very good copy.

Collected Latin poetry of the Clermont poet Bonnefons (1554-1614), including his "Basia", one of the best imitations of Janus Secundus. These fine erotic verses are followed by poems on the city of Dijon, the Tumultus Gallicus and a number of occasional pieces. Woodcut mark on title, head and tail pieces. Title printed in red and black. Tonson stocklist at the end (1 p.).
Ref. ESTC T-72206. - Not in Oberlé.

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Lot 1069

Carmina.

BONNEFONS, Jean

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