BEYS, Charles - Horace's Odes in burlesque verse. Paris, Tou - Lot 223

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BEYS, Charles - Horace's Odes in burlesque verse. Paris, Tou - Lot 223
BEYS, Charles - Horace's Odes in burlesque verse. Paris, Toussainct Quinet, 1653. In-4, (4) ff. the first blank, 115 (1) pp. qqs. light spotting marg. fawn marbled calf, spine ribbed ornate, gilt tr. upper cuff rest. Circa 1652. Friend of Saint-Amant, Tristan, the two Colletet, de Scudéry, Gilbert and Scarron, died in 1659. He cultivated both the Latin and French Muses, and was imprisoned in the Bastille for publishing a libel against Richelieu. With the arms of Lefèvre de Caumartin (1653-1720) Intendant des Finances and Conseiller d'Etat (OHR 651 fer n°2). He left a remarkable library, both in terms of the choice of books and the beauty of the bindings.
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