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113 - [AUBAIS (Charles de Baschi d’) and Léon MÉNARD].
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Estimate €400 - €500
Description
[AUBAIS (Charles de Baschi d’) and Léon MÉNARD]. Pièces fugitives pour servir à l'histoire de France, with historical and geographical notes. Paris, H.-D. Chaubert and C. Hérissant, 1759. 3 volumes in-4, marbled sheepskin, decorated spine, red edges (contemporary binding). First edition. This collection of historical documents, devoted primarily to the Languedoc region, was co-authored by Léon Ménard (1706–1767), the historian of the city of Nîmes, and by Charles de Baschi, Marquis d’Aubais (1686–1777). The latter possessed a vast library particularly rich in manuscripts on the history of Languedoc, from which he drew the material for this work. Minor flaws to the bindings. Saffroy, II, no. 26643.
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About the sale Fine antique books – A library in the Languedoc
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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