Lot n° 1222

LA RUE, Charles de, S.J. Carminum libri quatuor [6th ed.]. 1693 12mo, cont. sheep (rubbed, head and tail def.), gilt spine on 5 raised bands, marbled edges, 233-[3] pp. (faint marg. dampstain). Good copy.

Estimation : 150 / 200
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
Fake Antwerp ed., probably printed in France, of the Neolatin poetry of the French Jesuit Charles de La Rue (1643-1725), consisting of plays ("Lysimachus", "Cyrus"), verses on Louis XIV’s campaign in Flanders (with French verse trsls by P. Corneille), and a “Liber Symbolicus”. Ill. with 26 circular woodcut emblems. Woodcut ill. on title. Old name on title.
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