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NOSTRADAMUS, MICHEL DE. 1568 [i. e., 1649] Les Propheties.

Les Propheties. Woodcut portrait of Nostradamus on title. 93 [i. e., 63], [1]; 56, [8] leaves. 2 parts in one volume. 8vo, late 18th-/early 19th-century calf with morocco lettering piece, spine missing portions from top and bottom, front joint cracked, cords intact; contents browned, some light dampstaining toward end, typewritten description in Spanish tipped to rear endleaf. Lyon, 1568 [i. e., 1649]

  • Notes: Century 7 in this edition contains spurious quatrains 42 and 43 against Cardinal Mazarin, first minister of the King, dating from the French civil war that began in 1648. The true quatrain 42 is numbered 44. Chomarat 105; Benazra, page 209. See lot 97.
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