signed first edition
by DESPORTES (Philippe)
Paris: par la Veuve Mamert Patisson, 1604, 1603 & 1603.
3 vols. in one as usual, 12mo, 5.2 x 3 ins., [201, 8]; [18]; [xxvi]ff. Contemporary dark red morocco, backstrip richly gilt, gilt edges, lower cover with two small oval stains, slightly scuffed and corners bumped. A very pleasant copy.
§ First edition of the Psalms of David in French thus, conforms to the copy sold in 2012 for 249.50 euros. Brunet, II, 648. Lux Mentis notes of their copy: "Philippe Desportes (1546-1606), considered by his contemporaries as the greatest living poet, ensured the literary transition between Ronsard and Malherbe. Desportes' design was to give (truncated)
3 vols. in one as usual, 12mo, 5.2 x 3 ins., [201, 8]; [18]; [xxvi]ff. Contemporary dark red morocco, backstrip richly gilt, gilt edges, lower cover with two small oval stains, slightly scuffed and corners bumped. A very pleasant copy.
§ First edition of the Psalms of David in French thus, conforms to the copy sold in 2012 for 249.50 euros. Brunet, II, 648. Lux Mentis notes of their copy: "Philippe Desportes (1546-1606), considered by his contemporaries as the greatest living poet, ensured the literary transition between Ronsard and Malherbe. Desportes' design was to give (truncated)