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101 - MATTHIEU (Pierre). Histoire de France soubs les règnes de Fr…
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MATTHIEU (Pierre). Histoire de France soubs les règnes de François I, Henry II, François II, Charles IX, Henry III, Henry IV, Louys XIII, et des choses plus mémorable advenues aux autres Estats de la chrestienté depuis cent ans. Paris, Veuve de Nicolas Buon, 1631. 2 volumes in-folio, red morocco, double framed with three gilt fillets, spine decorated, gilt edges (period binding). First edition of this important Histoire de France, in which various works by Pierre Matthieu (1563-1621), the king's historiographer, have been recast, especially valuable for the study of the reign of Henri IV, to which the entire second volume is devoted. The work was published after Pierre Matthieu's death by his son Jean-Baptiste, who added a third part on the reign of Louis XIII. The title is adorned with a large vignette by Léonard Gaultier. A superb copy with wide margins in contemporary red morocco. Hinges and headpieces rubbed, tiny lack at the head of volume II, some foxing.
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About the sale Antiquarian books from the 15th to the 19th century - Astronomy
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