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711 - Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de
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Estimate €250 - €350
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Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de Lettres Familieres de Monsieur de Balzac, to Monsieur Chapelain. With an engraved title vignette. Paris, Augustin Courbe, 1656. 1 leaf, 719 pp. (recte 737 pp.), 3 leaves. 8°. Leather with gilt edges and speckled edges (heavily bumped, joints cracked). Rare Paris edition. – The collected ‘Lettres’ of the French writer Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac. The French writer first published his ‘Lettres’ in 1624, modelled on those of Cicero and Pliny. – Edges browned. Slightly foxed. Overall, a well-preserved copy. With an engraved title vignette. Leather binding with gilt spine and speckled edges (heavily bumped, joints starting to crack). - Rare Paris edition. - The collected *Lettres* of the French writer Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac. The French author first published his *Lettres* in 1624, modelled on Cicero and Pliny. - Margins browned. Light foxing. Overall, a well-preserved copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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