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1001 - [GOMBERVILLE (Marin Le Roy)]. POLEXANDRE.
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[GOMBERVILLE (Marin Le Roy)]. POLEXANDRE. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1645. 5 parts of [16]-985 (incorrectly numbered 983)-[7]; [32]-1034-[6]; [20]-916 (incorrectly numbered 948)-[6]; [32]-722-[6]; [16]-763 (incorrectly numbered 673)-[5] pages, bound in 7 in-8 volumes, brown calfskin, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Complete edition dedicated to the king. The set is adorned with 5 etched frontispieces, including one by Abraham Bosse. The action of this exotic novel takes place from Mexico to Senegal, from the Canary Islands to Armenia and Denmark. Adventure is its main appeal; it is filled with battles, kidnappings, piracy, expeditions, and duels. The first edition was published in 1632. Although Gomberville wrote a sequel, this novel remained unfinished. Flecks of foxing, numerous pagination errors. A duplicate title page; the bindings are worn. (Brunet II, 1657). Provenance: Handwritten note from the period: “From the Château de Montboissier.”
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