Le Livre des Peintres et Graveurs. Par Michel de Marolles, Abbé de Villeloin

by Michel de Marolles

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Woodcut head- & tail-pieces one hand-colored in red & gold . xiv, 2 , 152 pp. Small 8vo, orig. brown morocco one corner a bit bumped , dentelles gilt, a.e.g. Paris: P. Daffis, 1872. Number “1” of two copies printed on vellum; “seconde edition de la Bibliothèque Elzévirienne revue et annoté par M. Georges Duplessis.” Marolles 1600-81 , abbot of Villeloin and man of letters, was the foremost print collector of 17th-century France. He

• Binding: Leather

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