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160 - LORRIS, Guillaume de and MEUNG, Jean de.
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LORRIS, Guillaume de and MEUNG, Jean de. *The Romance of the Rose*. Amsterdam: Published by Jen Fred. Bernard, 1735. In-12 (16 x 9.5 cm), glazed tan calfskin, smooth spine decorated with panels. Red edges. 4 vols.: LXVIII–362 pp – 424 pp – 384 pp – 344 pp and table of contents. Slight scuffing. Water stain at the corners of pages 320 to 362 and on the back cover of volume 1. A rare edition compiled by Abbé Lenglet du Fresnoy (1674–1755), sold here together with the ‘Supplement to the Glossary of the Roman de la Rose (by J.-B. Lantin de Damerey). 1737, J. Sirot in Dijon’. ‘This supplement is extremely rare and forms an indispensable complement to the 1735 edition of the *Roman de la Rose*’ (Caillet). In addition to the *Roman de la Rose*, it contains the following alchemical treatises: Nature’s Admonitions to the Wandering Alchemist; The Alchemist’s Reply to Nature; The Testament, attributed to Arnaud de Villeneuve; A Short Treatise on Alchemy, entitled The Philosophical Summary by Nicolas Flamel; *The Fountain of Lovers of Science*, by Jean de La Fontaine; *The Ballad of the Philosophers’ Secret*. A fine copy in period binding, complete with the rare supplement published two years later, preserved in a slightly mismatched binding.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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