Author: Pierre Champion Title: Ronsard Et Son Temps Avec 24 Phototypies Hors Texte
Description: Paris, Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, 1925. Cloth. A fascinating look into the life and time of the important French poet, Pierre de Ronsard. Illustrates throughout and in the original French, this volume was written by the historian, Pierre Champion. In the original french. Rebound, with the binders stamp of Burns & Harris, Dundee to the front pastedown. Written by the French historian Pierre Champion. Son of the publisher, Honoré Champion, with whom this work was published. As a publisher Honoré Champion wanted to publish important works of science, history and literature and make them easily accessible to the everyday reader. Following in his father's footsteps Pierre Champion writes a detailed history of the life of Pierre de Ronsard, in this informative and accessible work. Pierre de Ronsard or 'prince of poets' as he was known, was born in a France in 1524 and remains an important figure in the French literary canon. Amoung his most notbale works include the titles: 'Les Odes', 'Les Amours', 'Sonnets pour Hélène' and Discours' An interesting work, exploring the life this important poet. Illustrated with 24 plates throughout. Collated complete. Loosely inserted in to the volume is an envelope addressed to Prof L. J. Austin with a itinerary and invitation to the opening on the Cambridge Ronsard Colloquim, Rebound. a full cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with light rubbing to the extremities. The odds spot to the front and rear endpapers and pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean, though very lightly age toned. Fine . Ill.: Unamed. Fine .
Keywords: Rebound French Signed Binding Illustrated French Unamed
Price: GBP 50.00 = appr. US$ 71.40 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 621C22
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