1672 RARE BOOKS & Novels Charles Sorel Bibliophilia Poetry French Literature

1672 RARE BOOKS & Novels Charles Sorel Bibliophilia Poetry French Literature

A rare 1672 edition of Charles Sorel’s “Connoissance des Bons Livres”.

Sorel was a French author who was known for his novels; however, one of his lesser-known works was his survey of the best novels in the French language. This book serves as a bibliographic resource of French literature with sections on:

• Good books in French language
• History of the novel
• French poetry and French comedies
• Speaking and writing with eloquence in French

This edition was published by Henri Boom, an extension of the famed Dutch printer Elzevier house.

Item number: #27964

Price: $1500

SOREL, Charles

De La Connoissance des bons livres, ou Examen de plusieurs autheurs

A Amsterdam: Chez Henry & Theodore Boom, 1672.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • [8], 472
• References: Willems 1866
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~5.5in X 3in (13.5cm x 7.5cm)
• Very rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at $2,600 and $3,100

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