XENOPHON. La Cyropaedie ou l'histoire de Cyrus traduite du g - Lot 229

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XENOPHON. La Cyropaedie ou l'histoire de Cyrus traduite du g - Lot 229
XENOPHON. La Cyropaedie ou l'histoire de Cyrus traduite du grec de Xénophon par Mr. Charpentier de l'Académie Françoise - L'éloge d'Agésilas. Paris, Antoine de Sommaville, 1659. In folio of [26]-285-1bl.-[16]-2bl.-[18]-33-1bl.-[6] pages, old red morocco, triple gilt fillet, Du Seuil decoration, coat of arms in the center, very ornate ribbed spine, gilt edges on marble (period binding). An esteemed French translation by François Charpentier, trusted man of Colbert, charged by him to write the speech on the Compagnie des Indes in 1664; he was rewarded by his nomination as first member of the Académie des Inscriptions et des Belles-Lettres. A large paper copy with Colbert's coat of arms, having belonged to one of the great bibliophiles of the 18th century, Jean Baptiste Denis Guyon de Sardière (1674-1759), who used to sign at the bottom of the first and last page. His library was acquired in its entirety at his death by the Duke of La Vallière. Aureole on a small part of the boards otherwise a fine copy. Provenances: Library of Colbert with the handwritten mention " Bibliotheca Colbertinae " (Cat., 1728, n°1965) - Library of Guyon de Sardière (Cat., 1759, n° 1523).
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