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92 - [HARLAY DE CHAMPVALLON (François de). Le Mercure de Gaillon,…
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[HARLAY DE CHAMPVALLON (François de). Le Mercure de Gaillon, ou recueil des pièces curieuses, tant hiérarchiques que politiques. Gaillon, Imprimerie du château archiépiscopal, 1643-1644. 24 pieces in one volume in-4, vellum, handwritten title on spine (Binding of the period). First edition of this extremely rare private printing. François II de Harlay de Champvallon (1586-1653) was first coadjutor, then archbishop of Rouen (1614-1651, he resigned his see in favour of his nephew François III). A remarkable administrator and reformer, he also had literary ambitions, which found expression in his residence, where he founded an Academy and printed a number of opuscules. He did not need permission to print from the Parliament of Rouen, which was necessary in his capital. The presses were in operation from 1608 under the management of Henri III Estienne, one of Robert II's sons. The copy is complete with all the required parts, printed separately and each with its own title. They concern the history of Normandy and the archdiocese of Rouen. Manuscript bookplate of the Congrégation de la Mission de Narbonne on the title. Mottling and foxing. Frère II, 304 - Brunet III, 1646 - Sgard, n°929. Details of the parts on www.alde.fr.
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About the sale Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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