CHAPELAIN (J.). LA PUCELLE OU LA FRANCE DÉLIVRÉE.... Lot 32

CHAPELAIN (J.). LA PUCELLE OU LA FRANCE DÉLIVRÉE. Heroic poem. P., Augustin Courbe, 1656. In-12 red morocco decorated with fanfare, mute ribbed spine, inner border, decorated edges, gilt edges (period binding); (1) frontispiece title, (30) title, epistle, preface and privilege, 401 pages, (1) bl. p., (14) table and errata. Small leather tears at head and tail of spine ends, 3 corners dulled, spine golds partly dulled or soiled, some light angular wetness in main body. SECOND EDITION, revised and corrected, of this famous epic poem to the glory of JEANNE D'ARC. A title frontispiece and 12 BEAUTIFUL full-page FIGURES included in the pagination, engraved by Humbelot and Campion. VERY PRETTY EXAMPLE in a SPECTACULAR FANFARE-DECORATED LEATHERBOX. ¶ Tchemerzine, III-240, which lists only 8 figures - Brunet, I-1794 - Cioranescu, I-18495.