Lot 4775
  • 4775

Thou, Jacques-Auguste de (1553-1617).

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Historiarum sui temporis ab anno Domini 1543 usque ad annum 1607... Accedunt commentariorum de vita sua libri sex hactenus inediti. Geneva: Pierre de la Rovière, 1620 (volume 2: 1626)
5 volumes in 6, folio (408 x 277mm.), large paper copy, [30], 810, [50]; 992, [14]; 717, [29]; 478, [18], 100, [8]; 981, [1]; [2], [987]-1320, [26]pp., illustration: woodcut vignettes on title-pages, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, binding: seventeenth-century French red morocco gilt, sides panelled with fleuron at corners, spines gilt in compartments, gilt edges, several leaves in volumes 1-5 (incl. title-pages to volumes 2 & 4) inlaid to size, light damp-staining in some fore-margins in volumes 1 & 2, stain at head of upper cover of volume 2, a few scratches on some covers

Provenance

Nicolas-Joseph Foucault (1643-1721), bookplate

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.
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