Pierre de RONSARD.
Les Quatre premiers livre... Lot 120
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Pierre de RONSARD.
Les Quatre premiers livre (sic) de la franciade Au Roy Tres-chrestien, Charles neufieme de ce nom.
In-4, gilt vellum with spandrels and central finial, smooth spine with 4 false nerves underlined by a gilt roulette and gilt finials, gilt edges (
Contemporary binding.)
Barbier, MBP, II-52 // Brunet, IV-1383 // Tchemerzine-Scheler, V-450.
(14 f.)-229-(1 f. blank) / a4, e4, i4, o2, A-Z4 / Aa-Ff4 / 162 x 220 mm.
First edition of this poem, begun in 1561 at the request of Henri II, which was never completed.
This edition contains a 9-page prose epistle to the reader, which was not included in later editions.
Two woodcut portraits of Ronsard and Charles IX, printer's mark on title.
Barbier-Mueller lists several states. Our copy corresponds in every respect to the B print run.
A fine set copy.
The vellum is a little soiled and stained, with a missing corner, a cut and a handwritten annotation on the first cover. Nevertheless, it retains the irresistible charm of the past. A small brown stain on one leaf.
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