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45 - BRANTÔME. Memoirs of Sir Pierre du Bourdeille, Lord of Brant…
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BRANTÔME. Memoirs of Sir Pierre du Bourdeille, Lord of Brantôme. Leiden, Jean Sambix the Younger, 1666. Small 12mo (12.5 x 7 cm), contemporary brown calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels, title on a leather label. Red edges. 4 vols.: 417 pp. – 404 pp. – 442 pp. - 351 pp. Scuffs and damaged caps. A rare first edition of Brantôme’s *Mémoires*, published in Leiden by Jean Sambix the Younger [Elzevier], known as ‘à la Sphère’. The complete collection of the *Mémoires* normally comprises 10 volumes (*La vie des Hommes illustres*, *Les Dames illustres*, *Les Capitaines étrangers*, *Les Vies des Dames galantes*, and *Anecdotes sur les duels*. The first four volumes are complete for *The Lives of Illustrious Men*.
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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