(1547). MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE. MARGUERITE DES PRINCESSES. - Lot 224

(1547). MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE. MARGUERITE DES PRINCESSES. Lyon, Jean de Tournes 1547. 2 volumes in-12 of 541-[2] and 342-[2] pages, ruby morocco, triple gilt fillet, richly decorated ribbed spines, emerald morocco lining, double guard, gilt edges (M. Godillot). The most sought-after edition of these poems, "of which well-preserved copies are rare" says Brunet. It was published by Jehan de la Haye, valet de chambre to the Queen. Only the miroir de l'Ame pécheresse and the fable du faux Cuyder, containing the story of the Nymphs of Diana, had been published previously. The tale entitled "La coche" is illustrated with 10 vignettes (45 x 71) by Bernard Salomon. "The first, depicting an assembly of lords and ladies in an extensive landscape, is a masterpiece of wood engraving for the astonishing finesse of the carvings, the science of the foliage, the balance of the planes..." (Brun). A very fine copy with wide margins (H. 168 mm) in perfect bindings by Marcel Godillot, who worked for Marot-Rodde, then settled in Paris from 1938 to 1975 (Tchémerzine IV, 366) (Rothschild n°626) (Cartier n°105) (Mortimer French, n°365. Tirage A.) (Brun, le livre ill. p. 245).