URFÉ (Honoré d').

URFÉ (Honoré d'). *Le Sireine*. Lyon: Printed at the Pont Press by Jean Brunet, 1617. Small 12mo (75 x 133 mm), orange shagreen, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, ribbed spine decorated with grotesque motifs, gilt edges (G. David). 8 + 154 pp., signed: à4, A-F12, G5. A Rouen edition published with greater care than the original, which appeared between 1600 and 1604 (unknown even to Tchemerzine), of this allegorical poem revealing Urfé’s love for his sister-in-law, Diane de Châteaum

Category

Books & manuscripts

Location

Paris

Dimensions

7.5 × 13.3 cm · weight 5 g