To modify your purchase order,
contact the auction house.
50 - [BILLAUT (Adam)].
The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.
Registrations are closed for this sale. You cannot place a bid.
The converted amounts are provided for informational purposes only. Only the currency determined for the sale by the auction house is binding. You can select a different currency by going to the "Preferences" page in your profile.
Fees including the auction house's fees and the platform's fees. For further details, please refer to the auction house's General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
Estimation
€180 - 200Sale fees
[BILLAUT (Adam)]. Les Chevilles by Mr. Adam, a carpenter from Nevers. Paris: Toussainct Quinet, 1644. Small in-4° Bradel, ivory vellum, black morocco title label on the spine (19th-century binding). 28 + [VIII] + 100 + [VIII] + 315 pp. FIRST EDITION of this famous work by Adam Billaut (1602–1662), nicknamed the “Virgil with a plane,” one of the first working-class poets. From the library of Jean Seignette in La Rochelle, with a handwritten bookplate on the verso of the last leaf. Portrait missing; first inner spine joint detached; copy with narrow margins and damage to the text on ff. n1 & n2; some foxing and ink inscriptions. “The portrait of Maître Adam is often missing” (Brunet, I, 46).
Auction details
Books & Graphic WorksAuction house
Libert et associés +33 1 48 24 51 20 info@libert-associes.comDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.