![[DU FAIL, Noël (c.1520-c.1585).] Les contes et discours d'Eutrapel. Rennes: [Jean Richer] for Noël Glamet, 1585. 8° (165 x 100mm). Complete with the last leaf of sonnets. (Occasional very light spotting.) Red morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet, gilt supralibros, gilt spine lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance: purchased from M. Escoffier, 1926.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_08358_0152_000(du_fail_noel_les_contes_et_discours_deutrapel_rennes_jean_richer_for_n101328).jpg?w=1)
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[DU FAIL, Noël (c.1520-c.1585).] Les contes et discours d'Eutrapel. Rennes: [Jean Richer] for Noël Glamet, 1585. 8° (165 x 100mm). Complete with the last leaf of sonnets. (Occasional very light spotting.) Red morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet, gilt supralibros, gilt spine lettering, turn-ins and edges. Provenance: purchased from M. Escoffier, 1926.
FIRST EDITION of one of Du Fail's principal collections of tales; it met with great success and saw five further editions in less than 20 years. Du Fail 'often writes with verve, and with a sharp and incisive wit' (Nouvelle biographie générale). Brunet II, 1164; Cioranesco 8960.
FIRST EDITION of one of Du Fail's principal collections of tales; it met with great success and saw five further editions in less than 20 years. Du Fail 'often writes with verve, and with a sharp and incisive wit' (Nouvelle biographie générale). Brunet II, 1164; Cioranesco 8960.