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254 - [SWITZERLAND] BOYVE (Jonas): Historical Annals of the County…
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[SWITZERLAND] BOYVE (Jonas): Historical Annals of the County of Neuchâtel and Valangin from Julius Caesar to 1722 Published for the first time, with some annotations based on the author’s manuscript, revised and supplemented by his nephew J.-F. Boyve, and preceded by a foreword and a biographical note on the author by Gonzalve Petitpierre. Bern and Neuchâtel, Edouard Mathey, and in Basel, Henri Georg, 1854–1859. 5 volumes, large 8vo, comprising XVI-496-512-512-500-462 pp. + 4 fold-out genealogical tables (unbound) + a bound supplement at the end of the 5th vol., VIII-83 pp. + 1 fold-out table, unbound. Red half-calf, decorated ribbed spine, marbled edges. A rare and important work detailing the role played by this county in the revolutions of Helvetia, the Kingdoms of Burgundy, the Holy Roman Empire and the Swiss Leagues; complete with the supplement containing the analytical table of contents. See Vol. 5: genealogies of the Houses of Châlons and Montbéliard.
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About the sale Bibliothèque franc-comtoise de M. le Docteur Philippe Clère (6th sale).
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Auction time 09/24/2026 at 2:00 PM
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