RAPIN (René). Renati Rapini Hortorum libri. Paris, Sebastien Marbre Cramoisy, 1666. In-12, second edition, the first in this format of the famous poem on gardens. Bound in full contemporary red morocco, the boards framed with double fillets, a shield with three fleurs-de-lis on the first board and the arms of the town of Chalons-sur-Saône on the second board, richly decorated spine with 4 raised bands. Prize copy from the Chalons-sur-Saône college. Ex-libris Josy Mazodier and double ex-libris Comte Henry Chandon de Briailles. (handwritten note on the flyleaf). Expert: Mr. Nicolas Asvisio