Guillaume DU BUYS. Les Œuvres... Contenant plusieurs & divers traictez : le discours desquels n'apporte moindre vertueux fruict qu'il est agreable, & plein de tout contentement pour la diversite des matieres dõt il traicte. In-12, long-grained red jansenist morocco, 5-rib spine, interior roulette and fillets, gilt edges ( Pagnant). Brunet, II-851 // Cioranescu, 8577. (6 f.)-206 f. / *4, **2, A-Ll8-4, Mm2 / 75 x 140 mm. Third edition. Born in Cahors, Guillaume Du Buys won several prizes at the Toulouse "jeux floraux". His poems were published without his approval in 1582 under the title L'Oreille du prince, before he published two new editions in 1583 and 1585, entitled Œuvres... Spine faded. Inscription crossed out on last leaf with small holes.

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.