Lot 159
  • 159

Marguerite de Valois, Reine de Navarre

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 EUR
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Description

  • Marguerite de Valois, Reine de Navarre
  • [Heptaméron françois] Les Nouvelles de Marguerite, reine de Navarre. Berne, Nouvelle Société Typographique, 1780-1781.
  • paper
3 volumes in-8 (188 x 112 mm). Maroquin vert, roulette torsadée, dos lisse orné de filets et fleurons, pièces rouges, roulette intérieure, tranches dorées (Reliure attribuable à Derome).
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Edition illustrée avec une finesse remarquable.  Premier tirage du frontispice par Dunker, gravé par Eichler, répété à chaque volume, et des 73 figures par Freudeberg, gravées par Guttemberg, Halbou, Henriquez, Launay jeune, Longueil, Leroy, Mme Duflos et Thiébault, 72 vignettes et 72 culs-de-lampe par Dunker, gravés par lui-même, Eichler, Pillet et Richter (Cohen 680).



Bel exemplaire en reliure d'époque de maroquin vert, attribuable à Derome.

Condition

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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. 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."