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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand

174 - [LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François, Duke of)].
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[LA ROCHEFOUCAULD (François, Duke of)]. Memoirs of M. D. L. R. On the intrigues following the death of Louis XIII. The Wars of Paris and Guyenne, and the Imprisonment of the Princes. A Defence of Monsieur de Beaufort. Memoirs of Monsieur de la Chastre. Articles agreed upon by His Royal Highness and His Highness the Prince concerning the expulsion of Cardinal Mazarin. Letter from the Cardinal to Monsieur de Brienne. In Cologne, at Pierre Van Dyck’s. [Brussels, Foppens], 1662, in-16, 2 leaves – 400 pages – 1 leaf of errata. Light brown calfskin binding, ribbed spine decorated with fleurs-de-lis, small metal fittings and gilt dots, marbled edges. (19th- or early 20th-century binding, imitating an earlier style). – The final (blank) leaf mentioned by Rochebilière is missing here. Minor tears with loss of a few letters or words on folios 209–210 and 233–234. First edition. One of the four print runs produced simultaneously. This is variant b) described by Tchemerzine VII, p. 42. The errata leaf is signed S; the first ‘buffalo-head’ header is correctly positioned; and the letter to Brienne does indeed end with the word ‘Fin’. Title page with a sphere. The type was supplied by Foppens of Brussels, but the work is regarded as part of the Elzevirian tradition. (Brunet III, 848 – Tchemerzine VII, p. 44 – Willems p. 538 – Rochebilière 436).
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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