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56 - TIRAQUEAU (André). Commentarii de nobilitate, et iure primig…
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Estimate €150 - €200
Description
TIRAQUEAU (André). Commentarii de nobilitate, et iure primigeniorum… Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1567. 28 folios, 428 pages. (★8, ★★-★★★6, ★★★★8, A–Z6, AA–MM6, NN4). Bound together with the following work by the same author: In res inter alios actas aliis non praejudicare. Commentarii. Ejusdem in Titul. de judiocio in rebus exiguis ferendo. Ibid., id., 20 April 1562. 11 ff., 1 blank f., 96 pp. (★6, **6, a-m4). Two works in one folio volume, 20.5 x 32 cm, 18th-century binding in marbled fawn sheepskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilded motifs. A fine edition of the Commentary on Nobility and a rare first edition of the ‘In res inter alios actas…’ by the famous jurist from Poitiers, immortalised by Rabelais. Frontispiece titles, portraits of the author, headpieces and initials engraved on wood. Marginal water stains. Frontispiece of the second work slightly trimmed by the bookbinder’s knife. Binding rubbed, cap bands torn off, former minor restoration to the spine, corners rubbed, small areas of leather wear on the covers. - Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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