DU FAIL, Noël (c.1520-c.1585).] Les contes et discours d'Eutrapel . Rennes: [Jean Richer] for Noël Glamet, 1585. 8° (165 x 100mm). Complete with the last leaf of sonnets. (Occasional very light spotting.) Red morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet, gilt supralibros, gilt spine lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance : purchased from M. Escoffier, 1926.
DU FAIL, Noël (c.1520-c.1585).] Les contes et discours d'Eutrapel . Rennes: [Jean Richer] for Noël Glamet, 1585. 8° (165 x 100mm). Complete with the last leaf of sonnets. (Occasional very light spotting.) Red morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet, gilt supralibros, gilt spine lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance : purchased from M. Escoffier, 1926. FIRST EDITION of one of Du Fail's principal collections of tales; it met with great success and saw five further editions in less than 20 years. Du Fail 'often writes with verve, and with a sharp and incisive wit' ( Nouvelle biographie générale ). Brunet II, 1164; Cioranesco 8960.
DU FAIL, Noël (c.1520-c.1585).] Les contes et discours d'Eutrapel . Rennes: [Jean Richer] for Noël Glamet, 1585. 8° (165 x 100mm). Complete with the last leaf of sonnets. (Occasional very light spotting.) Red morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet, gilt supralibros, gilt spine lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance : purchased from M. Escoffier, 1926.
DU FAIL, Noël (c.1520-c.1585).] Les contes et discours d'Eutrapel . Rennes: [Jean Richer] for Noël Glamet, 1585. 8° (165 x 100mm). Complete with the last leaf of sonnets. (Occasional very light spotting.) Red morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet, gilt supralibros, gilt spine lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance : purchased from M. Escoffier, 1926. FIRST EDITION of one of Du Fail's principal collections of tales; it met with great success and saw five further editions in less than 20 years. Du Fail 'often writes with verve, and with a sharp and incisive wit' ( Nouvelle biographie générale ). Brunet II, 1164; Cioranesco 8960.
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