Engraved frontispiece (leaf *8 folded back) by Jan van Vianen after the drawing by Jan Goerre
Signatures: v. 1: *-2*⁸ A-2A⁸; v. 2: A-V⁸ X⁴
Pagination: v. 1: [32], 374, [10] p.; v. 2: 318, [10] p
Title page printed in red and black
Item information about Folger 176- 725q
In early mottled calf; gilt title and tooling on spine; edges stained red. Armorial bookplate (motto: Odi et arceo.)
Also known as
Uniform title: Heptaméron
Extended title: Contes et nouvelles / de Marguerite de Valois, reine de Navarre ; mis en beau langage accommodé au goût de ce temps, & enrichis de figures en taille-douce
Related names
author: Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549
illustrator: Goerre, Jan, 1670-1731
printmaker: Vianan, Jan van, 1660?-approximately 1726
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