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(1530). QUINTE-CURCE. ...LES BELLIQUEUX FAICTZ DARMES, CONDUICTES ET ASTUCES DE GUERRE DU PREUX ET VICTORIEUX ROY ALEXANDRE LE GRAND. Paris, Galliot du Pré, s.d. Antoine Cousteau for Galliot du Pré, February 20, 1530. In-folio of [6]-108 leaves, cold-stamped brown calf, fillets and roulettes framing a central panel, ornate spine (period binding). Rare Gothic edition of the French translation of this great novel of chivalry, by the diplomat and magistrate Vasco Fernandez de Lucena. The title, printed in red and black, is beautifully framed and followed by a woodcut showing a master in his pulpit teaching his pupils, and a large woodcut showing a BEAUTIFUL EQUESTRIAL PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN ARMOR, BRANDISHING HIS SWORD. The text is embellished with several sets of large, handsome initials on a black background. Restored binding with new spine, lining and endpapers. Light spotting on a few leaves (Bechtel, Q-30) (USTC, 8427, 4 copies listed). From the libraries of Cail, Bonnault, Bechtel, (Ex-libris).
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(1530). QUINTE-CURCE. ...LES BELLIQUEUX FAICTZ DARMES, CONDUICTES ET ASTUCES DE GUERRE DU PREUX ET VICTORIEUX ROY ALEXANDRE LE GRAND. Paris, Galliot du Pré, s.d. Antoine Cousteau for Galliot du Pré, February 20, 1530. In-folio of [6]-108 leaves, cold-stamped brown calf, fillets and roulettes framing a central panel, ornate spine (period binding). Rare Gothic edition of the French translation of this great novel of chivalry, by the diplomat and magistrate Vasco Fernandez de Lucena. The title, printed in red and black, is beautifully framed and followed by a woodcut showing a master in his pulpit teaching his pupils, and a large woodcut showing a BEAUTIFUL EQUESTRIAL PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN ARMOR, BRANDISHING HIS SWORD. The text is embellished with several sets of large, handsome initials on a black background. Restored binding with new spine, lining and endpapers. Light spotting on a few leaves (Bechtel, Q-30) (USTC, 8427, 4 copies listed). From the libraries of Cail, Bonnault, Bechtel, (Ex-libris).
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