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Epistolarum familiarium libri XVI. Lyon, Jacques Huguetan, n.d. Lyon, Jacques Sacon, August 12, 1505. In-4, fawn basane, spine decorated with gilt and watermarked irons, fawn title piece, edges speckled with red (Binding ca. 1700). Baudrier, vol. XI, pp. 278-279. - Renouard, Josse Bade, vol. II, p. 329. Post-incunabulum edition given by Josse Bade, the text printed in round characters and surrounded by the commentaries. Title printed in red, decorated with the Huguetan typographic mark. Armorial woodcut ex-libris glued to the back of the title and manuscript ex-libris of the same provenance at the bottom of a leaf: Herr Michael Furer Presbyter 1667. Armorial bookplate of Jacques-Annibal Claret de La Tourrette (1692-1776), president at the court of the coins of Lyon. Incomplete of 2 leaves (o4-5). Moulding on the whole volume, mainly located on the edge of the leaves. Title doubled, the rectos and verses of the printed parts kept legible, restoration to the first introductory and last leaves. Rubbed binding.