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Daguerre Val de Loire

9 - BOILEAU (Nicolas). The Works of Mr Boileau Despréaux.
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BOILEAU (Nicolas). The Works of Mr Boileau Despréaux. With historical notes, provided by the author himself. Geneva: Fabri & Barrillot, 1716. 2 vols. in-4, [2] folios, XXVIII–506 pp., [1] folio (errata) + [3] folios, 427 pp., [17] leaves (table of contents), contemporary havana sheepskin, spine with 5 raised bands, title label in reddish-brown morocco, volume numbers in gold, decorated panels, red edges (defects including scuffing, scratches, worm damage to the headbands and spine; creasing on a folded corner of the portrait frames, scattered browning and foxing). Partly an original edition, as it contains a piece appearing here for the first time: the satire on *L’Équivoque*. It is illustrated with two portraits engraved by Chereau (Boileau after Rigaud, and the dedicatee Philippe d’Orléans after Santerre), two engraved headpieces and two initials, and six separate plates by François Chereau for ‘Le Lutrin’. (Cohen 165). Provenance: Egidio Giannini, abbot of Pergola (Marche), who published *Memorie istoriche di Pergola e degli uomini illustri di essa* in 1732 (name handwritten on the title pages).
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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Atlases. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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