[CALLOT (Jacques)]. Misere de la guerre ; faict Par Iacque - Lot 32

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[CALLOT (Jacques)]. Misere de la guerre ; faict Par Iacque - Lot 32
[CALLOT (Jacques)]. Misere de la guerre ; faict Par Iacques Callot. Et mise en Lumiere par Israël Henriet. A Paris [Israël Henriet], 1636. Les Fantasies. S. l. [Paris], 1635. 2 suites in one oblong in-16 volume (58 x 118mm & 108 x 134mm for the backing sheet), half red morocco with corners, gilt fillet framing calf boards, title in a framed garland in the center of the first, ornate smooth spine, gilt edges (18th c. binding). Complete suite, in second state (with numbers), of "[Petites] Misere de la guerre", preceded by an engraved title by Abraham BOSSE. Left unfinished, according to Lieuvre, Callot took it up again and expanded it into 18 larger plates, under the title "Les Grandes Miseres de la guerre". They were not printed by Henriet until after Callot's death. An ornate title and six copper-engraved plates (nos. 1 to 6), "mise en Lumiere" by Israël HENRIET. An ornate title with the arms of Jean-Louis de Bauffremont, to whom the suite is dedicated, and twelve copper-engraved plates (num. 1 to 12), "mises en lu miere par Israel son amy". Some light foxing. Lieure, 1333 to 1338.
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