The Flower of all joys Lyon, Bernabe Chaussard,... - Lot 6 - Giquello

The Flower of all joys Lyon, Bernabe Chaussard, 1546 THE ONLY COPY CITED BY BECHTEL AND LACHÈVRE. COPY OF JACQUES-CHARLES BRUNET, OF THE COMTE DE LIGNEROLLES AND OF EDMÉE MAUS. MISSING AT THE BNF Second edition in gothic letters, according to Bechtel. Enlarged edition In-8 (123 x 82mm). Gothic characters, title printed in red and black, two vignettes to the title, engraved initial COLLATION : A-H8 : 64 ff. BINDING SIGNED BY BAUZONNET. Green morocco, framed with gilt fillets and fleurons at the corners in the style of Du Seuil, spine ribbed and decorated, gilt edges. PROVENANCE: "Dieu le scait" (old annotation framing the title) -- Joseph Crozet, bookseller (1808-1841; handwritten bookplate with date "1839") -- Sir Edward Vernon Utterson (1776-1856; bookplate; two sales in 1852 and 1857) -- Jacques-Charles Brunet (his sale, Paris, April 23, 1868, No. 293: "very rare edition". Sold for 500 francs) -- Count de Lignerolles (1816-1893; Catalogue, Paris, 1894, II, no. 1409) -- Edmée Maus (1905-1971; bookplate) A little short of margin at the head, old marginal restoration to the title This collection gathers one hundred and twenty-eight pieces of which twenty-four are attributed, by Frédéric Lachèvre, to Charles d'Orléans, Clément Marot, Jean Molinet, François Villon and others. "Joseph Crozet, Techener's brother-in-law, was then bookseller of the Royal Library; his store on the Quai Malaquais, n° 15, contained the most beautiful books, the most beautiful bindings, the most outstanding rarities. In this store, a cenacle of bibliophiles met every day to discuss books and bindings, under the presidency of Charles Nodier, who was listened to and consulted like an oracle. Crozet spoke little and hardly compromised himself; Nodier had made him a reputation of fine and delicate connoisseur, of experienced bibliophile. All the regulars of Crozet's store were easily persuaded that Charles Nodier's praise was not exaggerated. Crozet was thus crowned the most learned bookseller in Paris" (P.-L. Jacob) BIBLIOGRAPHY : Bechtel, F-133 -- Lachèvre, p. 33 -- Brunet, II, 1286 -- Baudrier XI, 67 -- P.-L. Jacob, " Guilbert de Pixérécourt [sic] ", in Le Bibliophile français, Paris, N° 5, March 1869, pp. 273-274 WEBOGRAPHY (on Joseph Crozet) : http://histoire-bibliophilie.blogspot.com/2016/01/