La Pucelle d’Orleans restituee [...]. Sous le sujet de cette magnanime Pucelle est représentée une fille vaillante, chaste, sçavante & belle.

Sm. 12mo: [6]-317-[3] ff. (inside margin somewhat short, marg. lack of paper to f. 163).

19th-c. Lavallière polished calf, triple gilt rule on covers, gilt orn. spine on 5 raised bands (joints hardly rubbed), black leather label, gilt inside dentelle, gilt-ruled sides, a.e.g. Nice copy.

Extremely rare 1st edition co-edited by S. Molin in Tours and M. Guillemot in Paris. Very first work entirely devoted to Joan of Arc by Fr. Béroalde de Verville (1556-1626). Ill. with a nice unsigned engr. frontisp. representing the Pucelle as an elegant young lady. With some liminary poems in praise of Joan of Arc or Béroalde. Although unsigned, very good binding. Ref. Tchemerzine/Scheler I:668. - Brunet I:804. - Bn-Opale plus. - COPAC. Prov. [Georges Petit].