DU VAIR (Guillaume). Recueil des harangues et... Lot 10 1

DU VAIR (Guillaume). Recueil des harangues et traictez du Sr Du Vair, selon l'ordre contenu en la page suyvante. Paris, Abel Langelier, 1606; large vol. in 8°, [8] ff. n. ch., title in a beautiful engraved frame, five ff. of the Notice to the reader, table, privilege, two blank ff., 546 pp. one blank f., full red morocco, smooth spine and boards framed with a double gilt fillet, gilt edges. binding of the period, of a great quality. First edition of this work. Guillaume Du Vair (1556-1621), president of the Parliament of Paris, played an important mediation role during the religious troubles in France. Cioranescu, XVI, 9319. Bound after, by the same author, two other works: De l'Eloquence Françoise, et des raisons pourquoy elle est demeurée si basse. Par le Sr. D. V. Pr. au Parl. de Pr. Paris, Abel Langelier, 1606; 2 ff. n. ch., title in a beautiful engraved frame, table, privilege, 438 pp. Arrests sur quelques Questions notables prononcez en robe rouge au Parlement de Provence. By the Sr. D. V. Pr. Pr. audict Parl. Paris, Abel Langelier, 1606; 1 f. n. ch., title in a beautiful engraved frame, table, privilege, 383 pp. First edition. A fine copy, (some foxing, some browned pages). P181 pages 181 - 182 (f.M3) pages 187-188 (f.M6) are missing pages 183-184 are repeated (f.M4) as well as pages 185-186 (f.M5)