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Corrozet, Gilles
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Hecatongraphie. C'est à dire les descriptions de cent figures & hystoires, contenants plusieurs appophthegmes proverbes, sentences & dictz tant des Anciens, que des modernes. Le tout reveu par son autheur. Paris: Denys Janot, 1543
8vo (6 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.; 162 x 106 mm). Woodcut architectural title, 100 quarter-page woodcut emblems with verse legends in italic all within a woodcut architectural border, decorative woodcut initials; tiny (3 mm.) worm track at lower edge of first four leaves mended. Modern red crushed morocco, gilt-stamped title on spine, dentelles, edges gilt, signed by Chambolle-Duru.
8vo (6 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.; 162 x 106 mm). Woodcut architectural title, 100 quarter-page woodcut emblems with verse legends in italic all within a woodcut architectural border, decorative woodcut initials; tiny (3 mm.) worm track at lower edge of first four leaves mended. Modern red crushed morocco, gilt-stamped title on spine, dentelles, edges gilt, signed by Chambolle-Duru.
Provenance
Henri Burton (gilt-stamped green morocco bookplate)
Literature
Fairfax Murray 640; Rothschild I, 640; Landwehr 239 and Mortimer 155 (both refer to the first issue).
Condition
tiny (3 mm.) worm track at lower edge of first four leaves mended. Modern red crushed morocco, gilt-stamped title on spine, dentelles, edges gilt, signed by Chambolle-Duru.
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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.
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
Third edition, second issue of this charming and popular fable-based emblem book, first published in 1540. The author (1510-1568) became a publisher in order to print his own works but was called upon to publish a variety of classic works by Marot, Ronsard, Du Bellay, and Belon.
The two issues are identical in collation but use different fonts for the verse legends and have different title-page and colophon settings. The present copy has the verses in italic, the title spelling Hecatongraphie, and the colophon in the second version as described by Mortimer.