Amadis JAMYN. The poetic works... In-4, gilt overlapping vellum, azure fleuron in the centre of the covers, smooth spine with gilt roulettes and fillets, gilt edges, modern red half-maroquin folder and case (Binding of the period). De Backer, 405 // Tchemerzine-Scheler, III, 739. (4 f.)-307-(5 f.)- / *4, a-z4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, AA-II4 / 152 x 245 mm. Rare first edition. Amadis Jamyn was a French poet born in Chaource in Champagne around 1540 and died in 1593. His teachers were Dorat and Turnèbe, who gave him a solid education, and his classmate was Ronsard, who took a liking to him and had him appointed secretary to the chamber of Charles IX. He cultivated poetry and made a name for himself in the world of letters. On the death of Charles IX, he retired to his home town, where he died young. This volume, the edition of which was shared between Robert Le Mangnier and Mamert Patisson, is divided into five books: Ce qui s'adresse à leurs Maiestez, Orianne, Callirée, Artemis et Meslanges. It is a collection of sonnets, songs, odes, epistles, elegies, etc., printed in italic type and decorated with bands, initials and fleurons. A superb copy in contemporary gilt vellum, ruled and with wide margins. Old restoration at foot of spine and second board. Marginal loss to one leaf due to the initial size of the leaf, stain to one leaf (Bb1). Provenance: Charles Bourdin (handwritten bookplate dated 1683).