Fourth ed. of this anonymous prose translation, first printed in Lyons by Denys de Harsy for Romain Morin in 1522; see Mortimer.

Divided into 3 parts, each with its own t.p., foliation, and signing.

Contains 258 woodcuts by the repetion of 141 blocks, cut by at least 8 artisans; see Mortimer.

Mortimer, R. French 16th cent., 399

Binding: old sheep over pasteboard. Blind tooled with fillets and a roll. Central panel on front cover has, at top, the letters P A Z L, and at bottom, the date 1659. Rebacked. Gilt edges.

Library's copy has property stamp in black ink at foot of leaf [1]r, 3rd sequence of foliation, surrounded by single-line border: AD BIBLIOTHEC: / MONAST: / LANBACKES:(?) Another impression of this stamp has been effaced on leaf [1]r, 2nd sequence of foliation. An inscription on the front pastedown includes the date 1541, and is signed: Jehan Gonold(?). An inscription on the front free endpaper includes the date 1627.