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Philippes DESPORTES. First works. In-4, cream vellum, 4 ribbed spine with brown ink inscription, red speckled edges ( Binding of the period). Brunet, II-647 // Cioranescu, 7771 // Tchemerzine-Scheler, II-876. (4 f.)-198 f.-(2 f.) / *4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, AA-DD4 / 145 x 223 mm. A rare first edition that can be found at the address of Robert Estienne or Robert Le Mangnier. Philippe Desportes (1545-1606) came from a middle-class background in Chartres, and thanks to a solid education in classical studies and erudition, he rose from the ranks of the simple abbot to become, through the sheer power of his talent, reader to King Henri III, State Councillor, owner of a host of abbeys and head of a fortune worth over ten thousand ecus. A far more correct and pure writer than Ronsard, [...] Desportes' works must be part of every poetic library (Viollet-Le-Duc). The First Works contain "Les Amours de Diane", "Les Amours d'Hippolyte", "Cléonice", "Derniers amours de Philippe Desportes", "Élégies", "Imitations de l'Arioste", "Diverses amours" and others. "Œuvres meslees". A fine copy in its contemporary binding. Boards a little foxed. A small brown stain on 7 leaves which appears to correspond to a paper burn caused by candle wax, 2 marginal handwritten annotations.
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Philippes DESPORTES. First works. In-4, cream vellum, 4 ribbed spine with brown ink inscription, red speckled edges ( Binding of the period). Brunet, II-647 // Cioranescu, 7771 // Tchemerzine-Scheler, II-876. (4 f.)-198 f.-(2 f.) / *4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, AA-DD4 / 145 x 223 mm. A rare first edition that can be found at the address of Robert Estienne or Robert Le Mangnier. Philippe Desportes (1545-1606) came from a middle-class background in Chartres, and thanks to a solid education in classical studies and erudition, he rose from the ranks of the simple abbot to become, through the sheer power of his talent, reader to King Henri III, State Councillor, owner of a host of abbeys and head of a fortune worth over ten thousand ecus. A far more correct and pure writer than Ronsard, [...] Desportes' works must be part of every poetic library (Viollet-Le-Duc). The First Works contain "Les Amours de Diane", "Les Amours d'Hippolyte", "Cléonice", "Derniers amours de Philippe Desportes", "Élégies", "Imitations de l'Arioste", "Diverses amours" and others. "Œuvres meslees". A fine copy in its contemporary binding. Boards a little foxed. A small brown stain on 7 leaves which appears to correspond to a paper burn caused by candle wax, 2 marginal handwritten annotations.
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