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93 - SOREL (Charles). *La Vraye histoire comique de Francion*.
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SOREL (Charles). *La Vraye histoire comique de Francion*. Written by Nicolas de Moulinet, Sieur Du Parc, a gentleman from Lorraine. Carefully revised and corrected. Leiden, Henry Drummond, 1685. 2 volumes in-12, ivory half-vellum with corner pieces (contemporary binding). Frontispiece, 7 ff., 368 pp. – Frontispiece, 454 pp. *L’Histoire comique de Francion* was first published by Billaine in 1623 (in just 7 books), then in 11 books by the same publisher in 1626. It was republished under the title *La Vraye histoire comique de Francion* (in 12 books) in 1633. This Leiden edition comprises 12 books. It is illustrated with 2 frontispieces and 11 full-page engravings. Lever p. 18.
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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