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250 - ROSSET, François de. *Le Romant des chevaliers de la gloire*…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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ROSSET, François de. *Le Romant des chevaliers de la gloire*, containing several noble and famous adventures of the princes and knights who took part in the jousts held at the Place Royale to celebrate the alliance between France and Spain. Including a description of their entrances, retinues, attire, contraptions, mottos, weapons and the coats of arms of their houses. A rare first edition of this chivalric romance in a contemporary binding, bearing witness to the splendour of the French court in the first half of the 17th century Paris, Veuve Pierre Bertaud, 1612. In-4 (218 x 150 mm), full period vellum, plain spine with title at the top and library label at the bottom. 4 unnumbered folios, 120 pages, folios 61–94, 1–76 and 1–12 (continuous quires). Creased vellum, spine rubbed and slightly discoloured, top cap trimmed, water-stain on the first 50 leaves, foxing, some pages have browned, paper loss filled in on the title page. First edition of this work, the rarest by François de Rosset (1571–1619). Part historical account, part novel, the *Romant des chevaliers de la gloire* recounts the adventures of those who took part in the grand carousel hosted by Marie de Médicis from 5 to 7 April 1612 in honour of the betrothal of the young Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. [Brunet, IV, 1402; Arbour, Chronological Catalogue of Editions of Literary Texts: The Baroque Era in France, 1585–1643, no. 6663; Lachèvre, Poésies libres, 339]. A fine and particularly rare copy.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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