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Les illustres proverbes historiques, ou Recueil de diverses questions curieuses, pour se divertir agreablement dans les compagnies.
by Adrien de Montluc Cramail, comte de prince de Chabanais; Fleury de Bellingen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Lyon: Andre Olyer. Good with no dust jacket. 1664. Leather. [vi], 228, [x] pp. Includes "Le Ballet des Proverbes. Danse par le Roy, le 17 Fevrier 1654. " Ouvrage tire´ des plus celebres autheurs de ce temps Full leather contemporary binding, corners rubbed, spine head rubbed, bottom spine rubbed and compartment leather partially gone, 5 raised bands, scuffed lack on the rear. Interior no blanks, paper generally aged with some foxing throughout, bottom corner of page 7 torn off affecting text, but otherwise complete and good. Bookplate of proverb collector and reputed WWII spy, de Guinzbourg, this the first iteration as Lt. Col. A curious book of proverbs, long attributed to the Count of Cramail (who had written a Comedy of Proverbs) but more recently attributed to a plagiarism of Fleury de Bellingen's 1653 work on proverbs. Proverbs were extremely popular in the 1600s and, as here, were used during entertainments. This includes the rather obscure proverb "shit on your throat," always an attention getter at parties!; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 228 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9877
- Title
- Les illustres proverbes historiques, ou Recueil de diverses questions curieuses, pour se divertir agreablement dans les compagnies.
- Author
- Adrien de Montluc Cramail, comte de prince de Chabanais; Fleury de Bellingen
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andre Olyer
- Place of Publication
- Lyon
- Date Published
- 1664
- Keywords
- Proverbs, Pithy Sayings, 17th Century Entertainments, Victor de Guinzbourg
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language - French; Proverbs, Maxims, Aphorisms;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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