Jacobi Augusti Thuani HISTORIARUM SUI TEMPORIS pars prima
by Thou, Jacques-Auguste de (Jacobus Augustus Thuanus)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Sitges (BCN), Barcelona, Spain
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About This Item
Parisiis (Paris): Apud viduam Mamerti Patissonii typographi Regii (La veuve de Mamert Patisson, imprimeur du Roi). In officina Roberti Stephani (Robert Estienne), 1604. FIRST EDITION OF THOU'S HISTORY OF THE 16TH CENTURY, A MASTERPIECE OF FRENCH HISTORIOGRAPHY. 18, 684, 36 pp., complete. Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553-1617), was one of the great statesmen and scholars of his time, and the Historiarum is his most important work. THIS IS THE TRUE FIRST EDITION, printed folio (another edition, in two volumes 8vo--with some large-paper copies printed 4to--was published later the same year). Moreover, the TITLE-PAGE IS IN THE FIRST STATE, which is exceedingly rare. Beautifully printed by Robert Estienne (1559-1630), with the title in red and black and attractive woodcut head- and tail-pieces throughout. Folio. Beautifully bound in recent quarter vellum and marbled boards. FINE AND BRIGHT, both inside and out, with excellent margins and bright white paper. Peignot II, 159 (pointing out that this work was suppressed from the moment of publication). An outstanding copy of a rare and important book: the only other copy I have located of the first edition with the first-state title-page is the Oxford copy.
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- Bookseller
- Cole & Contreras
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3281
- Title
- Jacobi Augusti Thuani HISTORIARUM SUI TEMPORIS pars prima
- Author
- Thou, Jacques-Auguste de (Jacobus Augustus Thuanus)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Parisiis (Paris): Apud viduam Mamerti Patissonii typographi Regii (La veuve de Mamert Patisson, imprimeur du Roi). In officina
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- coleantiq historiography french france robert estienne imprint fine printing
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Cole & Contreras
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Sitges (BCN), Barcelona
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We are located in sunny Sitges, on the Mediterranean Coast, half an hour from Barcelona. We have been dealing in rare books since 1991.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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