An extremely rare and valuable first edition collection of 16th-century French poetry!
Michel de Hopital was a 16th-century French humanist who is better remembered for his political influence rather than his writings. However, his book 'Epistolarum seu Sermonum' is a collection of his poems published posthumously by his grandson.
Item number: #7995
Price: $950
L'HOPITAL, Michel de
Michaelis Hospitalii Galliarum cancellarii Epistolarum seu Sermonum libri sex.
Lutetia: Apud Mamertum Patissonium: In officina Roberti Stephani, 1585. First edition.
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[4], 381, [3]
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Signatures: pi² a-z⁶ A-I⁶
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References: Adams L 625; Pettegree 77694; USTC 170776
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~11.5in X 7.75in (29cm x 19.5cm)
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Extremely rare with auction records and price comparisons at over $5,000 (Christies… Read More