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101 - DUPLEIX (Scipion). Military laws concerning duelling, divide…
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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DUPLEIX (Scipion). Military laws concerning duelling, divided into four books. One of the most important early sources on the practice of duelling, published in the year that Henry IV signed the first edict prohibiting its use in France. Paris, published by Dominique Salis, 1602. In-4 volume (230 x 160 mm). Soft ivory-coloured vellum of the period, double fillet binding on the covers, large oval stamp with olive leaf motifs, plain spine decorated with fillets and gilt fleurons, gilt edges, modern fastenings. 6ff.n.ch., 272 pp. Vellum rubbed with marks and stains, perforated at the edges, two nicks on the second cover, small hole in the bottom margin and in the centre of the leaves, no loss of text, small stains on pages 155–6. Very rare first edition. Copy fully repaired. Historical treatise devoted to duelling, divided into four books dealing with all manner of duels, honour and denial, the apparatus and circumstances of duelling, and the terms of disputes. Provenance: Raymond Bouzon with bookplate on the title page (stamp). A fine copy, fully repaired, preserved in its original full vellum binding.
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About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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