VOITURE (Vincent de). The Conversations of Monsieur de Voitu - Lot 81

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VOITURE (Vincent de). The Conversations of Monsieur de Voitu - Lot 81
VOITURE (Vincent de). The Conversations of Monsieur de Voiture and Monsieur Costar. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1654. One volume, in-4, modern imitation half-calf, with a decorated ribbed spine (binding by Atelier Laurenchet). Water stains on the lower portions of the first 11 folios. First edition of these dialogues, which illustrate the famous quarrel between the supporters of Voiture (Costar) and Balzac (Girac). It is adorned with a frontispiece engraved by Regnesson after Chauveau and a vignette on the title page. Includes: VOITURE (Vincent de). *Les Oeuvres de Monsieur de Voiture*. Paris, Augustin Courbé, 1650. One in-4 volume, full contemporary sheepskin, ornate ribbed spine, double gilt fillet framing the covers. Restorations on the spine; paper slightly browned; water stains on the upper margin. Second edition, revised, corrected, and expanded, of the letters and poems of Vincent de Voiture, adorned with a frontispiece title page designed and engraved in intaglio by Claude Mellan, a vignette on the title page engraved by Jean Picart, and a portrait of the author engraved in intaglio by Nanteuil after a work by Philippe Champaigne.
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