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288 - [COLLECTION of 4 17th-century works].
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[COLLECTION of 4 17th-century works]. 1) [SAN PEDRO (Diego de)]. *Carcel de Amor*. *The Prison of Love* in two languages, Spanish and French, for those who wish to learn one through the other. Paris, Jacques Bessin, 1616. In-16, brown calfskin with coat of arms (later binding). A famous Spanish novel, the first edition of which appeared in 1492. It was translated into French as early as 1524 and frequently reprinted. First bilingual edition. Copy bearing the coat of arms of the Duke of Penthièvre. Stamp of the Palais Royal library. Front cover detached. Losada Goya p. 419. Not listed in Lever. 2) DU PONT (Jean-Baptiste). *L’Enfer d’Amour* or, through three stories, it is shown to what misfortunes lovers are subject. Lyon, Thibaud Ancelin, 1603. Small 12mo, half-maroquin with corner pieces, decorated spine, gilt head (Petit succ. de Simier). First edition. Corners of several folios repaired (with losses). Merland-Parguez. Lyon 1.p. 44 – Arbour 3744 – Lever 150. 3) URFÉ (Honoré d’). *Les Epistres morales*... Lyon, Jean Lautret, 1619. 12mo, contemporary vellum. Tchemerzine X, p. 435. 18th-century bookplates on the reverse of the title page and on the final leaf: André Frémicour, J. Delavau and Babaud. 4) LA SERRE (Jean PUGET de). *La Vie heureuse ou l'homme content, enseignant l'art de bien vivre*. Paris, Besoigne, 1698. 12mo, contemporary brown calf. 12 separate engravings.
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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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