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Erotica
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La Muse folastre. Recherchée des plus beaux esprits de ce temps. De nouveau reveuë, corrigée & augmentée. Lyon: Barthélemy Ancelin, 1611
3 parts in one volume, 12mo (5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.; 140 x 80 mm). Woodcut printer's device on each title; very lightly browned. Citron morocco, triple-fillet border, spine richly gilt, dentelles, edges gilt, by Trautz-Bauzonnet; slight rubbing to extremities.
3 parts in one volume, 12mo (5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.; 140 x 80 mm). Woodcut printer's device on each title; very lightly browned. Citron morocco, triple-fillet border, spine richly gilt, dentelles, edges gilt, by Trautz-Bauzonnet; slight rubbing to extremities.
Provenance
Municipal Library at Lyon, formerly Jesuit College of the Trinity (circular library stamp on title "Ex Biblioth. pub. Colleg. Lugdun.") — Edouard Rahir (bookplate) — Henri Burton (bookplate)
Literature
Brunet III, 1960-1961; A. Rose, Register of Erotic Books (1965), 2: 3115; see Gay-Lemonnyer III, 298 (not mentioning this edition) and Pia, Enfer, 963 (on the 1617 edition)
Condition
Woodcut printer's device on each title; very lightly browned. Citron morocco, triple-fillet border, spine richly gilt, dentelles, edges gilt, by Trautz-Bauzonnet; slight rubbing to extremities.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Early edition of this popular anthology of erotic poems, first published at Tours in 1600, and reprinted eighteen times by 1624. Rahir (La Bibliothèque de l'Amateur, 1907, page 290) describes the content as "Poésies gaillardes de Ronsard (dont les Folastries), Magny, Durant de la Bergerie, etc."