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Maître Paul PASTAUD

623 - [DESPORTES (Philippe)]. The Psalms of David set to French ve…
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[DESPORTES (Philippe)]. The Psalms of David set to French verse by Philippe Des-Portes, Abbot of Thiron. Rouen, Raphaël du Petit Val, 1611. Small 12mo, marbled half-basane, plain spine with decoration (19th-century binding). Split joints. Nicknamed ‘the French Tibullus’, Philippe Desportes (1546–1606), Abbot of Thiron, reader to the King’s chamber and Councillor of State, was the official poet to Henry III. (Brunet II, 648.) Ex-libris stamp on the title page, engraved ‘Babaut’. Ex-libris ‘J.M.’.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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