1833] · [Paris
by [French Ballads]. [Vellum Printing].
Small slim 4to. [Paris: Techener, 1833]. Small slim 4to,[32]ff, printed in black letter on vellum, woodcut illustration on t/p. Original full orange morocco, backstrip gilt, black label, modern quarter red morocco box, bookplate of Robert Hoe. A fine copy with some fading to the boards. § Unique; the only copy printed on vellum. Hoe's copy with his bookplate. First facsimile reprint of the extremely rare collection of French ballads and songs of 1530, included in Techener's collection of facetia, published under the title of Les joyeusetez, facéties et folastres imaginations de Caresme-Prenant (1829-1834). Anderson Auction, Hoe Sale, Vol 4. Lot 1255. This copy mentioned by Brunet 14257. OCLC: 6965909. (Inventory #: 123235)