[Sixteenth-century book]. MASSON (Jean-Papire). Annalium lib - Lot 81

Lot n° 81
Go to lot
Estimation :
200 - 300 EUR
Result without fees
Result : 200EUR
[Sixteenth-century book]. MASSON (Jean-Papire). Annalium lib - Lot 81
[Sixteenth-century book]. MASSON (Jean-Papire). Annalium libri quatuor: Quibus res gestae Francorum explicantur. Lutetiae, apud N. Chesneau, 1577. In-4, [4] f., 538 p., [27] f., old soft parchment with overlays, probably rebound, ochre whitewashed cover, traces of laces, modern title label on the spine (foxing in the margin of the title, very light marginal spotting on a few ff. at the beginning and very end of the volume). First edition of this chronicle of France, from Claudian to the accession of Henry II, composed by the humanist historian Jean-Papire Masson (1544-1611), and dedicated to Henry III. Large bookseller's mark on title and woodcut initials. (sign. ã 4, A-Z 4, Aa-Zz 4, AA-ZZ4, AAA-EEE 4). A wide-margined copy. Two small old handwritten corrections on p.485. Provenance: old signature at the foot of the title, "Cl. Christiani C.S.F.". (USTC 171391; Adams, M-868 dated 1578).
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue