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27 - BERGER DE XIVREY (Jules). COLLECTION OF THE CORRESPONDENCE O…
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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BERGER DE XIVREY (Jules). COLLECTION OF THE CORRESPONDENCE OF HENRY IV, published by Mr Berger de Xivrey. Paris, Royal [later Imperial] Printing Office, 1843–76. Nine large quarto volumes in long-grain red morocco, covers adorned with frames of gilded fillets and chains, a large central diamond pattern formed by a broad gilded lace border, the monogram ‘L. O. ’ crowned and stamped in gold in the centre of the covers, decorated ribbed spine, gilt title, date at the tail, gilt filleted edges and caps, inner border, gilt head (contemporary binding). Foxing in the first 7 volumes. A modern bookplate glued to the front endpaper of each volume. FIRST EDITION, published in the ‘Collection of unpublished documents on the history of France’, printed on laid paper and illustrated with fold-out plates reproducing facsimiles of the sovereign’s letters. COMPLETE SET OF 9 VOLUMES, comprising the seven volumes of correspondence covering the years 1562–1610 and the two supplementary volumes published by Joseph Guadet in 1872 and 1876. A MAGNIFICENT COPY IN MOROCCAN LEATHER, MONOGRAMMED with the initials of Louis-Charles-Philippe-Raphaël d’ORLÉANS, DUKE OF NEMOURS (1814–1896). He owned a substantial library which was dispersed at auction in 1931 and 1932. The binding, of exquisite workmanship, is in PERFECT CONDITION; surprisingly, it is unsigned. ¶ OHR, 2585-11.
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