[Sixteenth-century book]. [DU FAIL (Noël). - Lot 107

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[Sixteenth-century book]. [DU FAIL (Noël). - Lot 107
[Sixteenth-century book]. [DU FAIL (Noël). Les Contes et discours d'Eutrapel. Par le feu Seigneur de la Herissaye, Gentil-homme Breton A Rennes, pour Noël Glamet, de Quimpercorentin, 1585. In-8, [1 (of 2)]-223 [mal chif. for 219]-[1] f. [sign. []1, A-Dd8, Ee4], brown pastiche basane, 5-ribbed spine, red title page, ornate bindings, double gilt fillet on covers, gilt edges (rubbing, upper edge cracked; traces of an old signature on v° of title, old pen marks in margins of qq. pages, faint angular flecking on qq. f., hole on f.90, light stain on f.134-5, soiling on f.159 and 216; table leaf lacking). Rare first edition of this facetious collection, printed in Paris by Jean Richer under the fictitious address of N. Glamet in Rennes. At the foot of the title, in 16th c. handwriting, a motto "Bene notus per bonus" may indicate a contemporary owner. (USTC 38483; Brunet II, 1164, identical coll. but variant on title; Gay I, 690).
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