Sale: 309 / Rare Books, May 21./22. 2007 in Hamburg Lot 1240

 
Caspar Peucer - Les devins. 1584.


1240
Caspar Peucer
Les devins. 1584.
Estimate:
€ 400 / $ 428
Sold:
€ 720 / $ 770
(incl. surcharge)
Peucer, C., Les devins ou commentaire des principales sortes de devinations: distingué en quinze livres, esquels les ruses & impostures de Satan sont descouvertes ... nouvellement tourné en François par S(imon) G(oulard) S(enlisien). Mit Holzschnitt-Titelvignette. Antwerpen, H. Connix 1584. Neuer Pgt. 4to. 6 Bll., 653 S., 13 Bll. (d. l. w.)
Houzeau/Lanc. 4860. - Caillet 8579. - Thorndike VI, 494 (ausführl.). - BM STC, Dutch Books S. 168. - Brunet IV, 581 Anm. - Nicht bei Adams. - Erste französische Ausgabe des Kompendiums der Wahrsagekunst (erstmals 1553), "the most influential of his numerous writings which were concerned with the varied fields of medicine, astronomy, mathematics, natural history, and psychology. Alsted made considerable use of it in his encyclopedia in the following century." (Thorndike) - Etw. gebräunt und tlw. wasserrandig, Titel mit ergänztem Randabschnitt und durchgestr. Besitzeintrag.
First French edition. With woodcut titlevignette. New vellum. - Some browning and partly waterstaining, mended cutout and crossed out inscription to title.



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1240
Caspar Peucer
Les devins. 1584.
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