Lot n° 298
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100 - 150
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[MARTORELL (Joanot), and CAYLUS (Anne-Claude de Tubières, co - Lot 298
[MARTORELL (Joanot), and CAYLUS (Anne-Claude de Tubières, comte de)] - Histoire du Vaillant Chevalier Tiran le Blanc. Translated from the Spanish. London, s.d. [Paris, 1737 or 1740].
2 volumes in-12 fawn calf, spines decorated, title and giblets, red edges (period bindings).
"The best book in the world", as Cervantes called it, here in its first or second French edition.
This one is more an adaptation by Caylus than a simple translation (Barbier, 8110).
Engraved 18th century heraldic bookplates (Pigné de Montchevrel).
Top cover of volume 1 damaged.
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