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TROYES. La Vie et les miracles de Saint-Antoine, abbé. Avec la vie de Sainte Marie égyptienne. Troyes, Pierre Garnier, s.d. (1738). In-18, (55) ff, brown morocco, triple gilt fillet, ornate ribbed spine, gilt int. roulette, gilt edges (Pagnant). Morin, Bibliothèque bleue, no. 1179. Rare Troyes printing, decorated with 5 naïve woodcuts, one of which is repeated, a perfect example of the "blue library" peddling literature developed in Troyes from the end of the 16th century. The privilege at the end is dated 1738 for Pierre Garnier (1662-1738). Minor stains, restorations to a few leaves. Missing last blank page? Expert : Ségolène Beauchamp
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TROYES. La Vie et les miracles de Saint-Antoine, abbé. Avec la vie de Sainte Marie égyptienne. Troyes, Pierre Garnier, s.d. (1738). In-18, (55) ff, brown morocco, triple gilt fillet, ornate ribbed spine, gilt int. roulette, gilt edges (Pagnant). Morin, Bibliothèque bleue, no. 1179. Rare Troyes printing, decorated with 5 naïve woodcuts, one of which is repeated, a perfect example of the "blue library" peddling literature developed in Troyes from the end of the 16th century. The privilege at the end is dated 1738 for Pierre Garnier (1662-1738). Minor stains, restorations to a few leaves. Missing last blank page? Expert : Ségolène Beauchamp
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