Novel.- Du Bail (Louis Moreau) L'Olympe, first edition, fine engraved architectural title by Léon Gaultier, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, 2 privilege ff. at end, sig. 2P closely trimmed at foot, just touching one signature-mark, water-stained at upper corners at end, occasional spotting, mostly lightly browned throughout, all but loose in contemporary vellum, yapp edges, lacking ties, a few small ink smudges to spine, some soiling, 8vo, Pierre Rocolet, 1635.

⁂ Rare, with USTC and WorldCat recording only three copies between them (BnF, Mazarine, & Lyon). The central character is based on the fictitious illegitimate daughter of King Henri III and tells the story of her two marriages (one ruinous), captivity and escape from execution.