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CAMÕES, Luís de (c. 1525-1580).

Lot 54
22.11.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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€ 5 670
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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Lot 54 | CAMÕES, Luís de (c. 1525-1580).
Estimate value
€ 1 200 – 1 800
CAMÕES, Luís de (c. 1525-1580).

La Lusiade du Camoens, poème héroïque, sur la découverte des Indes Orientales. Paris : Babuty, 1768.

Précieux exemplaire en maroquin rouge de l’époque aux armes de Madame du Barry, de la bibliothèque Édouard Rahir. Paul Lacroix, Catalogue des livres de madame du Barry, avec les prix, à Versailles, 1771, 1874, exemplaire cité p. 85 ; OHR, pl. 657, fer n°1, de format plus réduit.



3 vol. in-12 (165 x 94 mm). Rousseurs éparses, rares piqûres. Reliure de l’époque : maroquin rouge, armes de Madame du Barry au centre des plats, triple filet doré en encadrement des plats, fleurons aux angles, dos lisses ornés, pièces de titre et tomaisons de maroquin fauve, gardes de papier dominoté semé d’étoiles dorées, tranches dorées (dos légèrement passés).

Provenance : exemplaire aux armes de Mme du Barry (1743-1793 ; reliure aux armes, exemplaire listé dans le catalogue de sa bibliothèque) -- Édouard Rahir (ex-libris ; sa vente, I, lot n°51 – vendu 25,500 francs).



A most precious copy, in contemporary red morocco with the gilt arms of Madame du Barry the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. From the Édouard Rahir collection.

Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe, Portugal
Auction house category:Books
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