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(Emblemata) - FAERNO, Gabriele.- Centum fabulae ex antiquis auctoribus delectae […]. Antverpiae, ex officina Christoph. Plantini, 1567. In-16° : 173-[1] pp., interleaved (title slightly soiled, stains and waterstains, loss of paper with minor loss of text on leaves K5 and L5, without the last blank leaf). 19th century binding : half marbled paper, flat spine with paper title-label, contemporary gauffered and painted edges (used, tears on the spine with lacks, cuts and corners stripped). Rare reprint of the first Plantinian edition of 1566, illustrated with a title-border and 100 woodcuts by Arnold Nicolai and Gerard Janssen van Kampen (partly with their monograms) after designs of Pieter van der Borcht # Voet 1163; Funck 312; Adams F-116; Landwehr F-96; not in Machiels. BOUND WITH : ALCIATI, Andrea.- Emblemata ad quae singula, praeter concinnas acutásque inscriptiones, lepidas & expressas imagines [...]. Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1564, in-16°, 260-[10] pp. (pp. 179-180, 189-190, 237-238 lacking, waterstains and stains). # Landwehr, Romanic, 67; # Tourneur IX-299; # STCV French, 8; # pas dans Praz. Copy with 205 (of 211) woodcuts. Provenance : E. Donat (handwritten mention). ¶ Rare réimpression de l'éd. plantinienne de 1566 ill. de 100 emblèmes gravés sur bois. Rel. avec un recueil de 205 (sur 211) emblèmes (taches et mouill., manque de papier aux f. K5 et L5 avec lég. atteintes au texte, rel. us.). Drouotlive.com Read more