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126 - ARIOSTE (L’). *The Furious Roland*… Translated faithfully fr…
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ARIOSTE (L’). *The Furious Roland*… Translated faithfully from the Italian into French. Latest edition, expanded to include the sequel and the five remaining cantos of the complete work… Enriched with illustrations. Lyon, Pierre Rigaud, 1604. 8vo, red half-maroquin, spine with raised bands and gilt fleurons, edged slipcase (Capé). 4 folios, 603 pp., (5 pp.). The Sequel to *The Furious Roland*: 349 pp. – Five discourses comprising five new cantos: 84 pp., 2 ff. of title pages. The Sequel to *The Furious Roland* is by Giambattista Pescatore. Translated by Gabriel Chappuys. Each part has its own title page.  Woodcut vignette on the title page and numerous woodcut vignettes in the text by Pierre Eskrich, known as Pierre Vase, taken from previous editions published by Guillaume Rouillé. Paper uniformly browned. Merland-Parguez. Bibliographical Repertory of Lyon (vol. 28), p. 213, no. 38 – Arbour 3892 – Péricaud. Notes and Documents for the History of Lyon, vol. I, p. 1,228 – Moyne. Illustrated books in Lyon in the first third of the 17th century, p. 300.
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About the sale Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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