VILLE (Monsieur de). *News from the Court, or The Love Story - Lot 175

VILLE (Monsieur de). *News from the Court, or The Love Story of Alistor and Caristée*... Paris, Cardin Besongne, 1645. 12mo, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, decorated spine, interior lace, gilt edges on marbled paper (Duru and Chambolle 1863). First edition under this title of this collection of love stories, originally published as *L'Empire de l'inconstance* (1635). (Lever, *La Fiction narrative en prose au XVIIe siècle*, p. 149.) It is dedicated “To the most beautiful and most fickle Madame…” A fine copy in a delicate binding by Duru and Chambolle. From the libraries of Octave de Béhague (II, 1880, no. 550) and Tudor Wilkinson (1964, no. 434; sales label). Paper slightly discolored from washing. Slight stain on the back cover.

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