FR EN
1 / 4
an old book is sitting on a white surface with a white backgroundan old book with a picture of a biblical scene in itan old book with a picture of a man on itan open book with a drawing of a man and a woman sitting on a bench
Gros & Delettrez

132 - [SAINT JEROME]. GAUTIER, René (trans.
See original version (French)

Estimate €200 - €300
Sale commission
Description
[SAINT JEROME]. GAUTIER, René (trans.). The Lives and Miracles of the Holy Hermit Fathers of Egypt, Scythia, the Thebaid and Other Places... Paris: Olivier de Varennes, 1668. Small 8vo (18 x 10.5 cm), frontispiece title page, (12)-1045 pp., copperplate engravings (pagination errors). Contemporary waxed and grained tan sheepskin, ribbed spine, ornate panels, gilt title, speckled edges (scuffing, split joints, torn caps, some leather missing from the corner of the lower cover, a small hole in the upper cover, slight oxidation of the paper, foxing on a few quires, a small marginal wormhole on the first quires with no loss). Rare. 11 engravings, including the frontispiece title page engraved with 8 vignettes (one of which is repeated for St Appollonius and St John the Almoner) Engraved headbands and wooden colophons An edition adorned with a frontispiece title page dated 1668, ‘A Paris chez Jacques le Gentil’, and full-page copperplate engravings within the text.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Books & Manuscripts
Auction location
Auction time 10/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like