Lot 130
- 130
MONTAIGNE, MICHEL DE. LES ESSAIS. BRUXELLES, FOPPENS, 1659. 3 VOL. IN-12. MAROQUIN ROUGE DE BOZERIAN.
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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Description
- Montaigne, Michel de
- Les Essais... Nouvelle édition exactement purgée des défauts des précédentes... Bruxelles, François Foppens, 1659.
3 volumes in-12 (150 x 86 mm). Maroquin rouge à grain long, roulette aux palmettes et petites feuilles en encadrement, écoinçons dorés, dos à nerfs orné aux mille points, filets ondés et obliques sur les coupes, doublure et gardes de tabis bleu, doubles gardes de vélin, tranches dorées (Bozerian jeune, sa signature en pied du dos du tome I).Petites usures à la reliure, petit accident à la coiffe supérieure du tome I. Rousseurs. Séduisant exemplaire dans une élégante reliure de Bozerian. Édition illustrée, en frontispice, du portrait de Montaigne, gravé en taille-douce par Clouwet (réduction de celui de l’édition de 1635). Il s’agit de la réimpression de l’édition de Paris, donnée la même année par Journel. Longtemps attribuée aux presses elzéviriennes, elle est cependant "digne par sa belle exécution de prendre place dans la collection [de ce nom]" (Willems).
Provenance
Le Begue (ex-libris manuscrit au verso de la dernière page du tome I). -- Famille de Kergorlay (ex-libris armorié avec la devise "Ayde toy Kergorlay, Dieu t’aydera").
Literature
Willems, 1982. – Tchemerzine, IV, p. 905 ("Jolie édition très recherchée").
Condition
Petites usures à la reliure, petit accident à al coiffe supérieure du tome I. Rousseurs.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."