[Rarebooks] FS: Rare first edition of the works of Malherbe. Paris: 1630

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Malherbe, Francois de. LES OEUVRES DE MRE. FRANCOIS DE MALHERBE, Gentil-Homme 
Ordinaire de la Chambre du Roy. Paris: Chez Charles Chappelain. 1630. First 
edition. 4to. (50),720,228pp. Engraved portrait. Woodcut device on title. Cont. 
vellum, spine a bit soiled, front cover with some pinhole worming and a few 
flecks of paint. Old, faded water stain at bottom blank margin of first 6 
leaves. Paper stock lightly browned. Engraved bookplate of front pastedown of 
George Montagu, Duke of Manchester, dated 1705, and his ownership signature at top 
of title-page.     $2,500.00 (trade discount allowed)
The rare first edition of the works of Malherbe (1555-1628), important French 
poet. Tchermerzine VII 354.

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