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(1580). DONI (Antoine-François). LES MONDES CELESTES, TERRESTRES ET INFERNAUX, LE MONDE PETIT, GRAND, IMAGINE, MESLE, RISIBLE, DES SAGES ET FOLS... LE MONDES CORNUZ. Lyon, Estienne Michel 1580. 2 parts of [16]-476-[9]-2bl. and 264 pages, bound in 1 volume in-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet on covers, ornate smooth spine, gilt edges (18th c. binding). Second French edition, partly original, illustrated with 16 WOOD ENGRAVINGS in the form of medallions and expanded with a second part "Le monde des Cornuz" with pagination, signatures and a special title so that it can be separated" (Baudrier, IV, 137). This edition was probably shared between Estienne Michel and Barthélémy Honorat. (Caillet 3198 "rare and singular book, the woodcuts, in the form of medallions, are very interesting") (Dorbon 1323) (USTC 9700). A very fine copy in an 18th-century morocco binding. From the H. Tronchin library (armorial bookplate with the motto "Sursum Corda", gilt on brown leather etiquette).
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(1580). DONI (Antoine-François). LES MONDES CELESTES, TERRESTRES ET INFERNAUX, LE MONDE PETIT, GRAND, IMAGINE, MESLE, RISIBLE, DES SAGES ET FOLS... LE MONDES CORNUZ. Lyon, Estienne Michel 1580. 2 parts of [16]-476-[9]-2bl. and 264 pages, bound in 1 volume in-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet on covers, ornate smooth spine, gilt edges (18th c. binding). Second French edition, partly original, illustrated with 16 WOOD ENGRAVINGS in the form of medallions and expanded with a second part "Le monde des Cornuz" with pagination, signatures and a special title so that it can be separated" (Baudrier, IV, 137). This edition was probably shared between Estienne Michel and Barthélémy Honorat. (Caillet 3198 "rare and singular book, the woodcuts, in the form of medallions, are very interesting") (Dorbon 1323) (USTC 9700). A very fine copy in an 18th-century morocco binding. From the H. Tronchin library (armorial bookplate with the motto "Sursum Corda", gilt on brown leather etiquette).
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