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COMMINES (Philippe de). Memoirs of Sir Philippe de Comines, …
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COMMINES (Philippe de). Memoirs of Sir Philippe de Comines, …
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
COMMINES (Philippe de). Memoirs of Sir Philippe de Comines, Lord of Argenton, containing the History of the Kings of France, Louis XI and Charles VIII. New edition [...] by Messrs Godefroy. Expanded by the Abbé Lenglet du Fresnoy. London, and available in Paris, Rollin fils, 1747. 5 parts in 4 quarto volumes, in full contemporary calf, with a decorated ribbed spine. (3) ff., CXVIII, 632 pp.; (2) ff., X, 660 pp.; (2) ff., XIX, 650 pp.; (2) ff., VIII, 432 pp., 215 pp. Scuffs, scabbings, worn caps.
First edition annotated by Lenglet du Fresnoy, with a frontispiece by Bernard Picart engraved by Duflos, 2 fold-out genealogical tables and 4 separate-block portraits (Philippe de Commines, Louis XI, Charles the Bold, Charles VIII).
Enclosed is a handwritten genealogy of the House of Commines from 1642 to 1809. Unbound quarto of 13 pp.
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About the sale
Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
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11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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