[LA NANCEIDE] - BLARRU (Pierre de) - Naceidos opus de bello - Lot 437

[LA NANCEIDE] - BLARRU (Pierre de) - Naceidos opus de bello Nanceiano. Hac primum exaratura elimatissime nuperrime in lucem emissum. Saint-Nicolas de Port, Chez Jacobi, 1518; in-4, 129 pages, 18th-century full calf binding, 5-rib spine, red morocco title page, mottled edges. Famous work on the battle of Nancy. Ex-libris of the Abbey of Étival. Printed title page, the mandement is mounted on a sheet of antique paper, the first 7 pages are of a different paper from the rest of the volume, so the first quire comes from another volume and our copy has the privilege of September 1518 and that of February 1518. 35 engravings in the text + printed title page, printer's mark at the end of the volume and colophon with its engraving taking up the title of the work and decorating it with a large grotesque lettering. Numerous initials in the text. Consultant: Mr. Philippe HENRY