La Mariniere, La maison academique contenant un recueil general de tous le jeux, Paris, 1654, vellum
La Marinière, Louis de
La maison academique contenant un recueil general de tous le jeux divertissans. Paris: Robert de Nain and Marin Leché, 1654
12mo (137 x 79mm.), engraved frontispiece, woodcut headpieces and initials, contemporary vellum, lacking half-title, some worming at start of volume
RARE FIRST EDITION of this collection of games to enjoy with friends, including piquet, billiards, fox and chickens, and various others. The Catalogue collectif de France lists just one copy, in the Bibliothèque nationale. A second edition was printed in 1659.
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Architetto Lorenzo Cesanelli, bookplate
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La Marinière, Louis de
La maison academique contenant un recueil general de tous le jeux divertissans. Paris: Robert de Nain and Marin Leché, 1654
12mo (137 x 79mm.), engraved frontispiece, woodcut headpieces and initials, contemporary vellum, lacking half-title, some worming at start of volume
RARE FIRST EDITION of this collection of games to enjoy with friends, including piquet, billiards, fox and chickens, and various others. The Catalogue collectif de France lists just one copy, in the Bibliothèque nationale. A second edition was printed in 1659.
PROVENANCE:
Architetto Lorenzo Cesanelli, bookplate
Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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