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131 - DES CAURRES (Jean). OEuvres morales, et diversifiées en hist…
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Estimate €500 - €800
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DES CAURRES (Jean). OEuvres morales, et diversifiées en histoires, pleines de beaux exemples, enrichies d'enseignemens vertueux, & embellies de plusieurs sentences & discourses. Le tout tiré des plus signalez & remarquables Autheurs Grecs, Latins & François... Interesting humanist collection on various subjects such as dreams, the effects of fruit on health, astronomy, astrology, ancient and modern customs, on women, on men, on maniacs and frenetics, etc. Paris, Guillaume Chaudière, 1584. Large volume in-12 (185 x 124 mm), full patinated tan calf, double fillet on covers, central finial, spine framed with double fillet, title in gilt. Title, (1), 11 ff.n.ch. 654pp, (1), 10ff.n.ch. Leather faded, spine a little cracked. Skilful restorations to spine and edges. Endpapers renewed. Several corners restored. Few passages marked in the margin in black pen. Second edition, after the original of 1575, increased by a seventh book. Embellished with a copper-engraved portrait of the author and wood-engraved figures on the creation of the world and the age of the world. Well-printed edition with attractive round, italic and Greek typefaces, presentation with wood-engraved headpieces and typographical ornaments (lettering, headbands, etc.). Printer's mark on title. A pleasant restored copy of this interesting encyclopaedic work of the Renaissance.
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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
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Auction time 06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
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