CALVI, François de. Inventaire général de l'histoire des lar - Lot 140

CALVI, François de. Inventaire général de l'histoire des larrons. A famous history of theft and crime in the seventeenth century. S.l., s.n., s.d. Three volumes in one in-12, ivory vellum covers with handwritten title on spine, blue edges. T., (3) ff, 270 pp, (7) ff, 209 pp, (4) ff, 234 pp. Vellum yellowed as usual, some foxing, title page missing. Annotation on flyleaf. Edition of this famous three-volume history of the world's most famous thieves. Nearly seventy murders, thefts and swindles are recounted. First published in 1631, it was so successful that it was reprinted several times in the 17th and 18th centuries. The collation corresponds to that of the third edition of 1636 (Rouen, Berthelin), although the typographical ornamentation differs. A good copy.