518 - [SERCY COLLECTION]. Selected Poems by Messrs. Corneille, Benserade, de Scudéry, Boisrobert, etc. Paris, Charles de Sercy, 1654–1656. 3 parts in one in-12 volume, black half-maroquin, ribbed spine, gilt title, date at the tail, red head (early 20th-century binding).

[SERCY COLLECTION]. Selected Poems by Messrs. Corneille, Benserade, de Scudéry, Boisrobert, etc. Paris, Charles de Sercy, 1654–1656. 3 parts in one in-12 volume, black half-maroquin, ribbed spine, gilt title, date at the tail, red head (early 20th-century binding). A compilation of the first three parts of this famous 17th-century poetry anthology, comprising: - the third expanded edition of the first part (1654), [18] ff., 456 pp., including the engraved frontispiece title page; - the second expanded edition of the second part (1654), [17] ff., 444 pp., including an engraved frontispiece title page; - and the third part, published in 1656, likely in its original edition, [12] ff., 457–[3] pp., including an engraved frontispiece title page. This collection, which brings together works by Corneille, Benserade, Scudéry, Boisrobert, Sarasin, and numerous other poets, constitutes a valuable testament to the gallant and worldly poetry of the Grand Siècle. The complete collection comprises five parts. The anthology notably contains pieces by Corneille, Benserade, Scudéry, Boisrobert, Sarasin, and Tristan L’Hermite, some of which were not included in their authors’ collected works. Water stains, discoloration, and a few marginal defects. Ex-libris of M. Boirot.