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188 - SOREL (Charles). *La Bibliothèque françoise*.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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SOREL (Charles). *La Bibliothèque françoise*. Second edition, revised and expanded. Paris, Compagnie des Libraires, 1667. In-12, speckled brown calfskin, gilt coat of arms on the covers, decorated spine (contemporary binding). 8 ff., 451 pp., (2 pp.). Second, expanded edition. The first edition was published in 1664. ‘The ideal library’ according to Charles Sorel, organised by subject. Copy bearing the coat of arms of Charles-Henri, Count of Hoym. Small wormholes in the margins of several quires. Cioranescu 63407 – Olivier pl. 672.
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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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