Les Emblemes

by Andrea Alciati, Jean Mercure Jollat

$8,500 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

FOURTH EDITION IN FRENCH 1st and 2nd eds 1536; 3rd 1539 Bound in 19th c. citron Morocco, gilt. A nice copy, lightly washed, with 16th c. annotations faded and in some cases irretrievable due to the washing . The washing of the annotations has resulted in some light staining, with occasional shine-through to the image on the verso of the sheet. Very small hole in one leaf. Provenance: Isidoro Fernandez 1878-1963 , bookplate.

• Binding: Leather

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