Edouard Rouveyre, Paris, first edition, 1880. Limited edition of 600 copies, this being one of 550 on papier vergé. Half-vellum and marbled boards, spine gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, 20 cm,. [4], [9]-228, [1], 2 pp. Contents: I Les grandes et inestimables chroniques de du geant de Gargantua; II Les Chroniques Admirables du Passant roi Gargantua; III Le disciple de Pantagruel; [IV] Recherches sur la Fleur des antiquitéz de Gilles Corrozet; V Recherches sur les éditions de François Juste, libraire et imprimeur à Lyon; VI Recherches sur les livres Français imprimés à Strasbourg... au XVIe siècle. VII Essai d'une bibliographie de livres Français perdus ou peu connus; VIII Notice sur des livres rares et curieux des XVe, XVIe et XVIIe siècles, etc Copy No. 242 Armorial bookplate of Tipping of Brasted Park, Kent on front pastedown endpaper. A once-lovely copy, still very good internally, but with the covers now rubbed and smoke-stained.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-26816
Title: Recherches Bibliographiques Sur des Livres Rares et Curieux
Author: Jacob, P.L
Format/Binding: Half-vellum and marbled boards, spine gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, 20 cm,
Book Condition: Used - Copy No. 242 Armorial bookplate of Tipping of Brasted Park, Kent on front pastedown endpaper. A once-lovely copy, still very goo
Edition: Limited edition of 600 copies, this being one of 550 on papier v
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Edouard Rouveyre, Paris, first edition, 1880
Date Published: 1880
Pages: [4], [9]-228, [1], 2 pp
Keywords: Early printed books France Bibliography. Rare books France Bibliography. Erotic literature Bibliography. French literature Bibliography. Literary curiosa Bibliography. Sex customs Bibliography. Jacob, P. L
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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Marbled boards: ...