Lot 175 
175
Robert Gaguin
De Francorum regum gestis. 1521 (8)
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214 Sold:
€ 336 / $ 359 (incl. surcharge)
BM STC, French Books p. 192. - Vander Haeghen, Bibl. Erasmiana III, 23. - Not in Adams. - Rare edition. - History of the French kings up until Louis XII., first published in 1495. The reproduced letter by Erasmus to Gaguin on fol. 305 is the first published text by Erasmus (cf. Vander Haeghen). - The woodcut shows the kings Dagobert, Charlemagne and St. Louis with the crests of France and its provinces. - Waterstained at the beginning and at the end, head margin cropped close. Bínding scraped and bumped, joints brittle.
Scarce edition. As the first edition from 1495 here with a letter from Erasmus to Gaguin, the first published text by Erasmus. 17th cent. calf (worn). - Waterstaining at beginning and end, joints brittle.
175
Robert Gaguin
De Francorum regum gestis. 1521 (8)
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214 Sold:
€ 336 / $ 359 (incl. surcharge)