160 - LORRIS, Guillaume de, and MEUNG, Jean de. *Le Roman de la Rose*.

LORRIS, Guillaume de, and MEUNG, Jean de. *Le Roman de la Rose*. Amsterdam: Published by Jen Fred. Bernard, 1735. In-12 (16 x 9.5 cm), glossy tan calfskin, smooth spine decorated with panels. Red edges. 4 vols.: LXVIII–362 pp. – 424 pp. – 384 pp. – 344 pp. and table of contents. Slight scuffing. Water stain on the corners of pages 320–362 and the back cover of vol. 1. A rare edition prepared by Abbé Lenglet du Fresnoy (1674–1755), sold here together with the “Supplement to the Glossary of the Roman de la Rose (by J.-B. Lantin de Damerey). 1737, J. Sirot in Dijon.” “This supplement is very rare and constitutes an indispensable complement to the 1735 edition of the *Roman de la Rose*” (Caillet). In addition to the *Roman de la Rose*, it contains the following alchemical treatises: Nature’s Admonitions to the Wandering Alchemist; The Alchemist’s Reply to Nature; The Testament, attributed to Arnaud de Villeneuve; A Short Treatise on Alchemy, entitled The Philosophical Summary by Nicolas Flamel; *The Fountain of Lovers of Science*, by Jean de La Fontaine; *The Ballad of the Philosophers’ Secret*. A fine copy in period binding, complete with the rare supplement published two years later, preserved in a slightly mismatched binding.