![• PAUL ÉMILE (also known as Paolo COIMI).
[…] On the Deeds of the Franks, dedicated to Francis Valesius, the Most Christian King of Gaul—the first to bear that name—Ten Books […]. •• DU TILLET (Jean). […] Chronicle of the Kings of the Franks, from Faramund to Francis I […]. ••• LE FERRON (Arnoul). […] On the Deeds of the Gauls, Nine Books […]. Paris, from the press of M. Vascosani, 1550. A collection of three works in one small folio volume, light brown sheepskin, with gold-toothed scrolls framing the covers, a pattern of lilies, the royal coat of arms in the center, a ribbed spine decorated with lilies, and gilt edges (17th-century binding).
Third edition of this famous history of France.
Ex-prize copy with a handwritten inscription in the name of the student René de Tournemine (1661–1739), future Jesuit theologian, on the flyleaf with a Jesuit embossed seal.
A BEAUTIFUL PRIZE BOOK FROM THE LOUIS LE GRAND COLLEGE, FEATURING THE COAT OF ARMS OF KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE.
Minor damage to a corner and the front cover; slight water stain and a small loss due to ink acidity on the half-title page.
Brunet I, 64.](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/lot/fullHD/25/174085/c9cc39b5e40d59cf107947496078e41e)
• PAUL ÉMILE (also known as Paolo COIMI). […] On the Deeds of the Franks, dedicated to Francis Valesius, the Most Christian King of Gaul—the first to bear that name—Ten Books […]. •• DU TILLET (Jean). […] Chronicle of the Kings of the Franks, from Faramund to Francis I […]. ••• LE FERRON (Arnoul). […] On the Deeds of the Gauls, Nine Books […]. Paris, from the press of M. Vascosani, 1550. A collection of three works in one small folio volume, light brown sheepskin, with gold-toothed scrolls framing the covers, a pattern of lilies, the royal coat of arms in the center, a ribbed spine decorated with lilies, and gilt edges (17th-century binding). Third edition of this famous history of France. Ex-prize copy with a handwritten inscription in the name of the student René de Tournemine (1661–1739), future Jesuit theologian, on the flyleaf with a Jesuit embossed seal. A BEAUTIFUL PRIZE BOOK FROM THE LOUIS LE GRAND COLLEGE, FEATURING THE COAT OF ARMS OF KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE. Minor damage to a corner and the front cover; slight water stain and a small loss due to ink acidity on the half-title page. Brunet I, 64.
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€200 - €300
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• PAUL ÉMILE (also known as Paolo COIMI).
[…] On the Deeds of the Franks, dedicated to Francis Valesius, the Most Christian King of Gaul—the first to bear that name—Ten Books […]. •• DU TILLET (Jean). […] Chronicle of the Kings of the Franks, from Faramund to Francis I […]. ••• LE FERRON (Arnoul). […] On the Deeds of the Gauls, Nine Books […]. Paris, from the press of M. Vascosani, 1550. A collection of three works in one small folio volume, light brown sheepskin, with gold-toothed scrolls framing the covers, a pattern of lilies, the royal coat of arms in the center, a ribbed spine decorated with lilies, and gilt edges (17th-century binding).
Third edition of this famous history of France.
Ex-prize copy with a handwritten inscription in the name of the student René de Tournemine (1661–1739), future Jesuit theologian, on the flyleaf with a Jesuit embossed seal.
A BEAUTIFUL PRIZE BOOK FROM THE LOUIS LE GRAND COLLEGE, FEATURING THE COAT OF ARMS OF KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE.
Minor damage to a corner and the front cover; slight water stain and a small loss due to ink acidity on the half-title page.
Brunet I, 64.
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