PATRU, Olivier. Plaidoyers et œuvres diverses de monsieur Pa - Lot 10

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PATRU, Olivier. Plaidoyers et œuvres diverses de monsieur Pa - Lot 10
PATRU, Olivier. Plaidoyers et œuvres diverses de monsieur Patru de l'Académie françoise. Paris, Sébastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1681. In-8, full calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt irons and central gilt fleurons, speckled edges. 4 ff.n.ch. (titles, warning and eulogy) + 404 pages + 1 f.n.ch. (table) + 156 pages + 2 ff.n.ch. (table). Headbands and lamp-ends. A few small wormholes in binding, upper headband gone, jaws split at upper left and lower left corners, corners dulled, wetness (especially at end of copy). New edition, enlarged with several pieces found among the author's papers after his death, of the pleadings and miscellaneous works of Olivier Patru, lawyer at the Parlement de Paris and dean of the Académie française. A close friend of Honoré d'Urfé and Boileau, Olivier Patru impressed his contemporaries with the rigor and elegance of his style, which shines through here in his pleadings. Plaidoyers pour les pères Mathurins, pour le prince de Conty, pour Madame de Guenegaud, etc. Contemporary binding, fresh interior.
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