[Rarebooks] FS: French trans. of Alciati's Emblem Book. w/165 woodcuts. Lyon: 1549

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(EMBLEM BOOKS) EMBLEME D'ALCIATI, de Nouveau Tra[n]slatez en Fra[n]cois 
Vers Pour Vers Iouxte les Latins.. Lyon: Mace Bonhomme. 1549. 8vo. 267,(5)pp. 
Title page within an elaborate woodcut border, and text with 165 woodcut 
emblems, each within a woodcut border. Although frequently attributed to Bernard 
Salomon, the woodcuts should be assigned to Pierre Eskrich (see Mortimer, 
"French Sixteenth Century Books" at Howard #15). A lovely copy in cont. 
vellum, "Emblemes d' Alciat" hand lettered at top of spine.     $3,500.00 (trade 
discount allowed)
This is the first edition of the French translation of Alciati by 
Barthelemy Anneau, the Bonhomme issue (the other issue has the imprint of Rouille in 
Lyon). Anneau's French version is the first to completely arrange the 
subjects of the emblems. Our copy has the cancel slip on M1 verso as noted by 
Mortimer, who also cites Baudrier, calling this "The best edition for the 
impression of the cuts." Green. ALCIATI #38.

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