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A collection of history books comprising:
- Tales told by the bibliophile Jacob to his grandchildren on the history of France, with 11 large engravings and a chromolithograph based on a work by Émile Wattier. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1874.
- *A Selection of Chronicles and Memoirs on the History of France, 16th Century*. With biographical notes by J.A.C. Buchon. Paris, A. Desrez, 1837.
- C.-F. VOLNEY – *Les Ruines*, or *Meditations on the Revolutions of Empires*. Paris, Bossange Frères, 1822.
- VAUBAN – *Proposal for a Royal Tithe*, followed by two financial treatises. Based on the original edition and manuscripts, with an introduction and notes by E. Coornaert. Paris, Librairie Félix Alcan, 1933.
- M. G. DE MOLINARI – The Red Clubs during the Siege of Paris. Paris, Garnier Frères, 1871.
- M. TODIÈRE – Charles I and Oliver Cromwell. Tours, Mame & Cie, 1854.
- Messire HARDOUIN de PÉRÉFIXE – History of King Henry the Great. Paris, 1821.
- Letters of Madame la Marquise de Pompadour, from 1746 to 1762, Volume I. London, G. Owen, 1774.
- Valentin CONRART – His Life and Correspondence. Paris, 1881.
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ID: 89135334
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