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59 - [HISTORY – BIOGRAPHY]. HURTER: Pope Innocent III – ROURE: Th…
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[HISTORY – BIOGRAPHY]. HURTER: Pope Innocent III – ROURE: Theodoric the Great – CHANTELAUZE: Cardinal de Retz. A collection of three fascinating historical biographies, two of which are printed on large-format paper. - HURTER, Friedrich. History of Pope Innocent III and his century. Paris, Vaton, 1840. 2 in-8 volumes, brown half-calf, ribbed spine decorated with gilt and blind-stamped bands. XXXVI, 792 and 852 pages, frontispiece portrait. Minor wear and tear from use. New translation, expanded with an introduction, historical notes and supporting documents by Abbé Jager and Th. Vial. - ROURE, Marquis of. History of Theodoric the Great, King of Italy. Paris, Téchener, 1846. 2 grand in-8 volumes, blue cardboard bindings, plain spines with title labels. Minor paper loss to the cardboard binding; a slight tear beginning to form on the spine of volume 1. First edition. A rare copy on large-format paper. Ex-libris bearing the coat of arms of the Marquis Hulst. - CHANTELAUZE, Régis de. Cardinal de Retz and the Hat Affair. A historical study followed by unpublished correspondence from Retz, Mazarin, etc. Paris, Didier et Cie, 1878. 2 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary pine-green half-shagreen, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, untrimmed. XII, 494 and 492 pages, followed by 4 pages of the publisher’s catalogue. Engraved portrait as frontispiece, 2 fold-out facsimiles in the second volume. Minor scuffing from handling, scattered small foxing spots. A fine copy on laid paper, enhanced by an autograph dedication signed by the author to Julia Pingard (1829–1905), head of the secretariat of the Institut de France.
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