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Jodelle, Etienne
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Les Oeuvres et Meslanges Poetiques ... Reveuës & augmentees en ceste derniere edition. Lyon: Benoist Rigaud, 1597
12mo (5 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.; 134 x 74 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title, decorative woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces made up of printer's ornaments; title soiled. Green straight-grain morocco, gilt-ruled border and blind-tooled frame, spine gilt and blind, dentelles, edges gilt, by Thouvenin the younger; last 3 quires poorly gilded at fore-edge, slight wear to extremities.
12mo (5 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.; 134 x 74 mm). Woodcut printer's device on title, decorative woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces made up of printer's ornaments; title soiled. Green straight-grain morocco, gilt-ruled border and blind-tooled frame, spine gilt and blind, dentelles, edges gilt, by Thouvenin the younger; last 3 quires poorly gilded at fore-edge, slight wear to extremities.
Provenance
Philippe-Louis de Bordes de Fortage (1846-1924, armorial bookplate) — unidentified goldstamped red leather armorial bookplate — Henri Burton (bookplate)
Literature
Tchemerzine III, 761; Thiébaud 520
Condition
Woodcut printer's device on title, decorative woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces made up of printer's ornaments; title soiled. Green straight-grain morocco, gilt-ruled border and blind-tooled frame, spine gilt and blind, dentelles, edges gilt, by Thouvenin the younger; last 3 quires poorly gilded at fore-edge, slight wear 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
"Edition aussi rare et recherchée que les précédentes" (Tchemerzine). This edition contains the essay on Jodelle by Charles de la Mothe. The Ode de la Chasse appears on leaves 272-285 verso.