ANONYMOUS NOVEL OF CHIVALRY - Lot 113

ANONYMOUS NOVEL OF CHIVALRY [OLIVIER DE CASTILLE]. L'HYSTOIRE DE OLIVIER DE CASTILLE & Artus Dalgarbe preux et vaillants chevaliers : Avec les prouesses de Henry de Castille filz Dolivier & de Helaine fille du Roy Dangleterre Et les grandes aventures ou ils se sont trouvez contre leurs Ennemy. Paris, Pour la veuve Jean Bonfons, [1570 ?]. One volume in-4 (56 ff), full ivory soft vellum overlay, smooth mute spine, red speckled edges (Modern binding). This rare Gothic edition of this famous novel of chivalry is illustrated with a large woodcut on the title and 27 woodcuts in the text. An anonymous novel compiled in French by Philippe Camus from a Latin original. Late edition not listed by Guy Bechtel (whose bookplate appears on the copy). Does not appear to be described by Palau.