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VALLET (PIERRE) Le jardin du roy tres chrestien Loys XIII, Paris, Pierre Vallet, 1623 image 1
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VALLET (PIERRE)
Le jardin du roy tres chrestien Loys XIII, Paris, Pierre Vallet, 1623

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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VALLET (PIERRE)

Le jardin du roy tres chrestien Loys XIII, etched architectural title, portrait of Vallet, 93 etched plates (numbered 1-30, 32-57, 58-89, 91-95 and 99), ALL HAND-COLOURED in a later hand, without the portrait of Robin, light dampstain in the fore-margin of text leaves, small light stain just touching image of plate 39, modern vellum [Nissen BBI 2039, calling for only 90 plates; cf. Hunt 187; Pritzel 9672], folio (343 x 216mm.), Paris, Pierre Vallet, 1623

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The scarce, enlarged edition of Vallet's great florilegium. First published in 1608 (see previous lot), this edition was re-dedicated to Louis XII, and expanded with the addition of 20 further plates.

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