Description
1st French language edition. 4to., Contemporary full dark brown calf, raised bands, gilt spine decorations. gilt floral design at board edges, red spine label, red speckled edges, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. 24.5×18.5×3 cm. Reinier Leers. Rotterdam. 1711. (26) 276 pp. Woodcut portrait frontis, title printed in red and black. Very good, light shelfwear, outer hinges beginning to crack, bright gilt on spine, private library markings in ink script on title page, contents near fine – tight and bright with wide margins. French text. First published in Latin in 1620, this is the first French translation of De Thou’s memoirs. De Thou was an important historian of his times and an avid book collector. A well-preserved copy in a contemporary binding. weight: 1.8 lb.
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