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OGER-BLANCHET

55 - SAINT-GELAIS, Mellin de – Poetic Works.
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Description
SAINT-GELAIS, Mellin de – Poetic Works. New edition, expanded to include a large number of Latin and French pieces. Paris, (Coustelier), 1719. In-12, (6) folios, 275 pages, (4) folios; pagination error – it jumps from page 192 to 197, but no text is missing; fine brown calf from the publisher; decorated ribbed spine. TCH V, 610. Printed in Paris by Coustelier. This edition is more complete than previous ones, comprising numerous previously unpublished Latin and French works. It was compiled from a manuscript that once belonged to Desportes. The last early edition of Mellin de S. Gelais, whose works were not reprinted until 1873.
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About the sale The Jean Demaux Collection – Part 2
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Auction time 09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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