Lot 239
Cholières, Nicolas de
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Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Paris: Jean Richer, 1585. First edition, 8vo, [16] 315 [1] pp., 19th-century quarter roan, moderately spotted and browned, side-notes shaved, private Spanish library markings to front free endpaper, ink inscription cropped from head of title-page [not in Adams];
Vaillant, Clément. De la commodité de l'appanage ou panage de messieurs les enfans puisnez de la royale maison de France. Paris: Guillaume Linocier, 1584. First edition, 8vo, [4] 31 ff., c.1900 pink paper boards, binding worn, browning [not in Adams];
Giocchi, Fabiano, & Francesco Giovanetti. Tractatus de Emptione et Venditione. Venice: ad Candentis Salamndrae insigne ['at the sign of the shining salamander], 1575. First edition, 8vo, [32] 502 [1] pp., contemporary limp vellum, woodcut device to title-page and colophon leaf, endpapers removed, small spill-burn to I5, quire T misbound but all present, worming to foot of last few leaves [EDIT CNCE 34080; not in Adams];
Theodoret of Cyrus. L'Histoire en laquelle sont contenues les choses dignes de memoire advenues en la primitive Eglise, tant du regne de l'Empereur Constantin le grand, comme de se successeurs, propre à ce temps. Traduict gu grec en françois par D. M. Matthée. Paris: Jérome de Marnes, and Guillaume Cavellat, 1569. 16mo, [7] 257 [7] ff., contemporary vellum with manuscript spine-title, ties perished, slightly spotted, possibly lacking final blank [not in Adams but cf. T506 for a French edition of 1544]
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Footnote
Nicolas de Cholières's work comprises nine cryptic musings on subjects including 'Des laides et belles femmes' ('Of beautiful and ugly women'), 'De la jalousie du mary et de la femme' ('Of the jealousy of husbands and wives'), 'De l'inégalité de l'aage [sic] des mariez, si un vieiallard doit prendre une jeune fille: ou une vieille recerher [sic] un jeune homme' ('Of the unequal ages of married couples, whether an old man should take a young girl, or an old woman seek out a young man'), and similar matters.