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146 - CHAPELAIN (Jean). *La Pucelle ou la France délivrée*.
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Estimate €400 - €500
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CHAPELAIN (Jean). *La Pucelle ou la France délivrée*. A heroic poem. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1656. Folio, brown half-basane (early 19th-century binding). 26 folios (including the frontispiece, title page, portrait of Henri d’Orléans and portrait of Chapelain), 522 pages, 6 folios of tables and privilege. First edition, illustrated, in addition to the portraits and frontispiece, with 12 separate engravings by Abraham Bosse after drawings by Claude Vignon.  From the libraries of P. C. Dupond and L. Froissard, with bookplates. Tchemerzine III, p. 239 – Canivet 90.
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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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