[BURGUNDY]. SAINCT JULIEN (Pierre de). On the Origin of the - Lot 158

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[BURGUNDY]. SAINCT JULIEN (Pierre de). On the Origin of the - Lot 158
[BURGUNDY]. SAINCT JULIEN (Pierre de). On the Origin of the Burgundians and the Antiquity of the Estates of Burgundy[…]. Plus, on the antiquities of Autun[…] of Chalon[…] of Mascon[…] of the abbey and town of Tournus. Paris: Nicolas Chesneau, 1581. Small folio, calfskin, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). [XXXII] + 674 + XXXIV pp. FIRST EDITION of one of the most sought-after books on the history of Burgundy. Five title pages (dated 1580 and 1581), the last of which opens the second part: On the Ancient History and True Origin of the Burgundians. Book Two. Two illustrations, including one featuring the coat of arms of Saint-Julien printed in red and black; and five (out of six) large maps or views, woodcuts, of the cities of Dijon, Beaune, Autun, Mâcon, [Chalon], and Tournus. “The True Portrait of the City of Dijon” was engraved by Édouard Bredin in 1574, and the “Portrait of the City of Mâcon” by Raymond Rancurel. The map of “the city of Chalon-sur-Saône,” normally located between pp. 374–375, is missing; several imperfections and restorations to the binding; a large tear (with no loss of material) on the map of Autun; very minor marginal imperfections, restored, on the map of Dijon. “A beautiful and fairly rare book” (Saffroy-19020); Brunet, V, 51.
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