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BOILEAU-DESPRÉAUX, Nicolas (1636-1711)

Lot 12
22.05.2025 15:00UTC +02:00
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€ 1 008
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1421813
Lot 12 | BOILEAU-DESPRÉAUX, Nicolas (1636-1711)
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€ 2 000 – 3 000
BOILEAU-DESPRÉAUX, Nicolas (1636-1711)
Oeuvres, avec des éclaircissemens historiques, donnez par lui-même. Amsterdam : David Mortier, 1718.

Exemplaire en maroquin rouge de l'époque de cette édition illustrée, "la première édition de luxe que l'on ait donnée de ce grand poète" (Brunet, I, col. 1058-1059). Cohen-de Ricci, col. 165-166.

2 vol. in-4 (257 x 192 mm). Frontispice allégorique au portrait de Boileau (épreuve repliée car légèrement plus grande que le volume), vignette de titre avec Erasme (répétée au t. II), portrait de la princesse de Galles (épreuve repliée car beaucoup plus grande que le volume, 356 x 287 mm), bandeau héraldique aux armes de la princesse de Galles, dédicataire de l’édition, lettrine gravée (t. I feuillet a1), bandeau héraldique aux armes du roi de France, lettrine gravée (t. I feuillet A1), 6 gravures à pleine page illustrant chacun des chants du “Lutrin”(fréquentes rousseurs, quelques piqûres)
Reliure de l’époque : maroquin rouge, triple filet doré en encadrement, dos à nerfs, caissons ornés, roulette dorée sur les coupes, gardes de papier marbré, tranches dorées sur marbrure (quelques restaurations aux mors, frottements aux coupes et coins, légères épidermures sur les plats).

Provenance : sur le titre, d'une main du XVIIIe siècle, signature effacée suivie d'un prix d'achat -- Antoine Bordes (1870-1951 ; ex-libris).

A fine copy of this first edition de luxe of Boileau's work, in contemporary red morocco, from the library of Antoine Bordes.
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe, The Netherlands
Auction house category:Books, Books and manuscripts
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