Recueil de plus illustres proverbes, divises en trois livres, le premier contient les proverbes moraux, le second les proverbes joyeux et plaisans, le troisiesme represente la vie des gueux en proverbes mis en lumiere (A Collection of the Most Famous Proverbs, Divided into Three Books, the First Contains Moral Proverbs, the Second, Joyous and Pleasant Proverbs, the Third Presents the Life of Beggars Highlighted in Proverbs)
Paris: [Chez Jacques Lagniet], 1657-1663. First Edition. Three parts, quarto (10-1/8 by 7-1/2 in.). 114 (of, perhaps, 165) copperplate engravings, depicting allegorical and satirical tableaux. Engraved general title (numbered 1), serving as title for the first part; latter parts with separate engraved titles. Some plates read: "I. Lagniet exc[udit], "some..... More