- 4517
Guyse, Jacques de (d. 1399).
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- [Le premier volume des illustrations de la Gaulle belgique, antiquitez du pays de Haynnau, et de la grand cite de Belges... Et de plusieurs princes qui ont regné & fondé plusieurs villes et citez audit pays, et austres choses singulieres & dignes de memoire advenues durant leurs regnes iusques au ducq Philippes de Bourgongne dernier decedé [abridged by Jacques de Leussauch]. Paris: François Regnault and Galliot du Pré, 1531-1532]
first edition, 2 volumes only (of three) in one volume, folio (321 x 205mm.), ff. cxlii, [1]; [4], lxxxii, lettres bâtardes, title-page to volume 1 supplied in contemporary red and black manuscript, title to volume 2 printed in red and black, ruled in red, illustration: woodcut white-on-black initials, Regnault's woodcut printer's device on final verso of volume 1, woodcut border to title-page of volume 2 (with corner roundels also printed in red over the black), binding: contemporary calf, gilt fillet borders with corner fleurons and central gilt stamp, spine gilt in compartments, lacking volume 3, lacking first 8 leaves (including title-page) of volume 1, binding rubbed, spine chipped at head and foot
Literature
Moreau IV, 178; Mortimer, Harvard French 268
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."