[LOUIS XIII] L'Entrée du Roy et de la Royne dans sa Ville de Lyon: ou le Soleil au Signe du Lyon, Lyon: Jean Jullieron, 1624, 2°, second edition, title in red and black with engraved vignette, one folding engraved plate by Pierre Faber, 11 full-page engraved illustrations by P. Faber, D. de Mallery, D. v. Welthem and G. Autguers (lacking A1, lower margins dampstained affecting text and images of illustrations, outer margin of illustration on K1 just cropped, occasional browning) [bound with:] Réception de très-chrestien, très-juste, et très-victorieux Monarque Louys XIII ... et de ... Anne d'Austriche ... par Messieurs les Doyen, Chanoines & Compte de Lyon, Lyon: Jacques Roussin, 1623, 2°, FIRST EDITION, title with engraved vignette, 4 folding engraved plates, 3 full-page engraved illustrations by Pierre Faber, Gregoire Huret and C. Audran (some lower margins dampstained, some leaves spotted or browned), 2 works in one volume, 18th-century morocco-backed boards, spine gilt.

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[LOUIS XIII] L'Entrée du Roy et de la Royne dans sa Ville de Lyon: ou le Soleil au Signe du Lyon, Lyon: Jean Jullieron, 1624, 2°, second edition, title in red and black with engraved vignette, one folding engraved plate by Pierre Faber, 11 full-page engraved illustrations by P. Faber, D. de Mallery, D. v. Welthem and G. Autguers (lacking A1, lower margins dampstained affecting text and images of illustrations, outer margin of illustration on K1 just cropped, occasional browning) [bound with:] Réception de très-chrestien, très-juste, et très-victorieux Monarque Louys XIII ... et de ... Anne d'Austriche ... par Messieurs les Doyen, Chanoines & Compte de Lyon, Lyon: Jacques Roussin, 1623, 2°, FIRST EDITION, title with engraved vignette, 4 folding engraved plates, 3 full-page engraved illustrations by Pierre Faber, Gregoire Huret and C. Audran (some lower margins dampstained, some leaves spotted or browned), 2 works in one volume, 18th-century morocco-backed boards, spine gilt.

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Bookplate of William Poidebard, a member of the Société des Bibliophiles Lyonnais and author of several works on the heraldry and genealogy of families in the Lyon area.

Lot Essay

Both works record the reception given to Louis XIII and Anne of Austria by the city of Lyon in December 1622. The highlight of the visit was a firework display on the River Saône, recorded in Pierre Faber's engravings of a lion spouting fire and rockets, and the final set-piece of a barge loaded with exploding fireworks, in the centre of which was the large crowned sun, symbolising the king.

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