L'Amoureux passetemps declare en joyeuse poesie, par plusieurs epitres du coq a l'asne et de l'asne au coq avec balades. Dizains, huitain et autres joyeusetez
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Sitges (BCN), Barcelona, Spain
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About This Item
Lyon: Benoist Rigaud, 1582 (But Bruxelles: printed by Mertens for Gay, 1867). A scarce book, limited to 126 copies, of which this is one of 120 printed on fine Dutch laid paper. 149 pp; 1 leaf. An ASSOCIATION COPY, with the armorial bookplate of JEAN-BAPTISTE MOENS (1833-1908), A BELGIAN STAMP DEALER CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF PHILATELY (he was the first dealer who sold stamps to collectors). 12mo. Beautifully bound (for Moens, without a doubt) in 19th-century three-quarters morocco and marbled boards. Spine elegantly gilt in six compartments. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. FINE AND BRIGHT. Vicaire II, 595.
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- Bookseller
- Cole & Contreras (ES)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3509
- Title
- L'Amoureux passetemps declare en joyeuse poesie, par plusieurs epitres du coq a l'asne et de l'asne au coq avec balades. Dizains, huitain et autres joyeusetez
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lyon: Benoist Rigaud, 1582 (But Bruxelles: printed by Mertens for Gay, 1867)
- Keywords
- colelit french renaissance literature collection gay
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About the Seller
Cole & Contreras
Biblio member since 2004
Sitges (BCN), Barcelona
About Cole & Contreras
We are located in sunny Sitges, on the Mediterranean Coast, half an hour from Barcelona. We have been dealing in rare books since 1991.
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled boards
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...