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VOITURE (Vincent de). The Conversations between Monsieur de …
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VOITURE (Vincent de). The Conversations between Monsieur de …
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €140
Voluntary lot
Description
VOITURE (Vincent de). The Conversations between Monsieur de Voiture and Monsieur Costar. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1654. One volume, quarto, in modern imitation half-calf, with a decorated ribbed spine (binding by Atelier Laurenchet). Water stains on the lower part of the first 11 folios.
First edition of these conversations, which illustrate the famous dispute between the supporters of Voiture (Costar) and Balzac (Girac). It is adorned with a frontispiece engraved by Regnesson after Chauveau and a vignette on the title page.
Includes:
VOITURE (Vincent de). Les Oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1650. One quarto volume, in full contemporary sheepskin, with a decorated ribbed spine and double gilt fillet framing the covers. Restoration to the spine; paper slightly browned; water stains in the upper margin.
Second edition, revised, corrected and expanded, of the letters and poems of Vincent de Voiture, adorned with a frontispiece title page drawn and engraved in intaglio by Claude Mellan, a vignette on the title page engraved by Jean Picart, and a portrait of the author engraved in intaglio by Nanteuil after a work by Philippe Champaigne.
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About the sale
Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
Auction location
Auction time
11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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