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[AMADIS OF GAUL]. Set of 7 works.
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[AMADIS OF GAUL]. Set of 7 works.
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
[AMADIS OF GAUL]. Set of 7 works. 7 in-16 volumes, composite volumes compiled from various 16th-century Lyon editions. The First Book of Amadis of Gaul... Lyon, B. Rigaud, 1575. Red imitation morocco (Devauchelle).
The tenth book of Amadis de Gaule... Lyon, F. Didier, 1577. Antique red morocco.
The sixteenth book of Amadis of Gaul... Lyon, B. Rigaud, 1578. Contemporary vellum, spine lined in morocco.
The seventeenth book of Amadis of Gaul... Lyon, Estienne Michel, 1578. 18th-century fawn calfskin, gilt edges. From the Edward Davenport library, with bookplate.
The nineteenth book of Amadis of Gaul... Lyon, Jean Beraud, 1582. Old red morocco, edges gilt.
The twentieth and penultimate book of Amadis of Gaul... Lyon, Cloquemin, 1580. Brown calfskin, red edges.
The twenty-first and final book of Amadis of Gaul... Lyon, Cloquemin, 1581. 18th-century fawn calfskin, gilt edges. From the library of Edward Davenport, with bookplate.
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About the sale
Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
Auction location
Auction time
09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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