MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE - *Heptaméron Français*. The Tales of - Lot 85

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MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE - *Heptaméron Français*. The Tales of - Lot 85
MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE - *Heptaméron Français*. The Tales of Marguerite, Queen of Navarre. Bern, Published by the Nouvelle Société Typographique, 1780–1781. 3 vols., in-8, red morocco, triple gold thread on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, internal perforations, gilt edges (THIBARON-JOLY). COHEN 680. First edition of the 73 hors-texte engravings after Freudenberg, 72 vignettes, and 72 culs-de-lampe after Dunker, plus a frontispiece repeated in all three vols. An order from Marguerite de Navarre, signed “MARGUERITE” and countersigned by a secretary, concerning “André Blondet, advisor to the King and treasurer,” has been inserted. It refers to a sum of 6,250 livres (parchment, 29 × 17 cm; the seal is missing).
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