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De Baecque et Associés

1011 - LA CALPRENEDE (Gautier de Costes de). CASSANDRE.

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€300 - 400

Sale fees

30%

LA CALPRENEDE (Gautier de Costes de). CASSANDRE. Paris, Sommaville, Courbé, Quinet de Sercy, 1645–1650. 9 parts (out of 10) bound in 9 in-8 volumes, brown calfskin (contemporary binding). A famous novel of war and love, nearly 4,000 pages long, which La Fontaine considered one of the finest adventure stories of his time. Most of the engravings are by Chauveau. Part 1. 1654. 7 engravings. [20]-426 pp. - Continuation of Part 1. 1648. 5 engravings. [6]-470-[2] pp. Part 2. 1644. 6 engravings. [20]-636 pp. Part 3. 1650. 7 engravings. [20]-554-[6] pp. - Continuation of Part 3. 1650. 7 engravings. 574-[1] pp. Part 4. 1645. 7 engravings. [20]-645 pp. - Continuation of Part 4. 1645. 5 engravings. [10]-438-206 pp. (the last folios are missing). Part 5. 1648. 7 engravings. [20]-632 pp. — Continuation of Part 5. 1645. 4 engravings. [6]-633-1213 pp. The continuation of Part 2 is missing. Worn bindings; several pages are lined, stained, and repaired; dark foxing in places. (Tchemerzine III, 820–823, did not examine Part 1 and provides a different collation for Part 4.)

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Books, Manuscripts, and Autographs
Tuesday, December 1
02:30 PM
3, impasse des Chevau-Légers
78000 Versailles, France

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De Baecque et Associés +33 1 58 40 82 92 versailles@debaecque.fr
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 290,000 lots published

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