Lucretius Carus, De rerum natura, Amsterdam, 1620, contemporary red morocco
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LUCRETIUS CARUS, TITUS. Titus Lucretius Carus De rerum natura. Amsterdam: Willem Jansz Blaeu, 1620
A small format edition of Lucretius, bound for the French poet and gazetteer Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux (1619-1692).
24mo (111 x 54 mm). Roman type: 46 lines plus headline. collation: A-K8 L4: 84 leaves. Title-page with engraved allegorical border. Ruled in red throughout.
binding: Contemporary red morocco (113 x 60 mm). 3 gilt fillets around sides, inner frame of triple gilt fillets with gilt fleuron at outer angles, in centre the arms of Tallemant des Réaux, spine with 5 bands, "LVCRE|TIVS" in second compartment, other compartments richly gilt, edges of boards and turn-ins gilt, marbled endleaves and pastedowns, plain edges gilt. (Worming to lower board near head of spine).
provenance: Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux (1619-1692), arms on binding — circular blue stamp ("5") of unidentified owner at top of title and on last leaf. acquisition: Gift of Robert-Louis Frank, 2018. references: STCN 85306217X