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1747103409London 1747. Full-Leather. Very Good. 3 vols.: Vol. 1: xxxvi 607; Vol. 2: x 612; Vol. 3: vi 617 p. 25 cm. Vol. 1 has engraved frontispiece and engraved portraits of the author as well as Henry IV of France. Title page and a few other vignettes. Black and red titles. Full leather with raised bands. Gold impressing on spines. Lower spine labels nearly completely chipped away. Some slight chipping at spine ends. Corners bumped. Hinges cracking. Labels for "Minto" on front pastedowns. Slight thumbing soiling foxing throughout. Volume I: Page 53 has chipped bottom corner. Small worm hole in rear board. <br/><br/>Maximilien de Bèthune duc de Sully 1560 - 1641 was a soldier minister Huguenot and superintendent of finances to Henry IV of France until that king was assassinated. His memoirs written in the second person are valuable as historical documents and as an autobiography - despite the fact that they contain many fictions such as a mission undertaken by Sully to Queen Elizabeth I in 1601. hardcover
175255941a Geneve: Chez Barrillot & Fils 1752. Nouvelle Edition revûe & corrigée. 8 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf gilt spines tan and green title labels. Bookplate. Nouvelle Edition revûe & corrigée. 8 vols. 12mo. " Sully 1560-1641 was an agrarian in the fullest sense of the term. He believed that cattle breeding and agriculture constituted the only true wealth of France. He therefore encouraged land clearing undertook irrigation projects and constructed roads and canals. His principal work was concerned with financial administration. He reconstructed an administration which had been dislocated by 30 yrs of civil war. He established a rigorous control. The economy realized in the reduction of the public debt and in the correction of abuses served to provide for the protection of the national frontiers and to furnish the army with an effective artillery" Encyclopdia of Social Sciences Volumes 13/14 p. 460. Chez Barrillot & Fils unknown
1747178811London i.e. Paris 1747. An exceptional set Second de L'Ecluse edition extra-illustrated as often. With 72 portraits and 3 additional engravings this is the most extensively illustrated copy that we have traced in commerce historical auction records and reference works. Sully's Memoires was first published from 1638 to 1662. This is a reprint of the revised edition published by Pierre-Mathurin de L'Écluse des Loges in 1745 featuring the same text with altered title pages. Some copies of both the 1745 and 1747 de L'Ecluse editions were bound with a variable number of engraved portraits by Michel Odieuvre; Brunet calls for 58 portraits and Lowndes for 63. This set contains 70 portraits. Oudieuvre's suite was first published in 1738 without text and multiple times afterwards both by itself and to illustrate different works. This set is further expanded with two portraits by Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu and Paul Victor Mathey one illustration of an Egyptian obelisk after Jacob de Veert and two large folding plates depicting Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre and the assassination of Henry IV by Gaspar Bouttats. Maximilien de Béthune Duke de Sully 1560-1641 was one of the most powerful figures at the court of Henry IV serving as his personal counsellor superintendent of finances grand voyer and grand master of artillery. His memoires are a key source on Henry IV's reign covering the transition from the wars of religion towards royal stability under the Bourbons. 3 vols quarto 258 x 194 mm. Engraved frontispiece in vol. I 75 engraved plates 2 of which folding. Near-contemporary calf spine with raised bands floral and geometric gilt decoration in compartments red morocco labels covers bordered with gilt dentelle and floral rolls fleurons at corners board edges and turn-ins tooled in gilt marbled endpapers and edges green silk bookmarkers. Armorial bookplates of the Tollemache family; 20th-century bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst Lancashire druggist and chemist on front free endpaper verso of vol. I. All joints and spine ends of vol I repaired partial loss to spine ends of vols. II and III corners worn covers marked and with spots of stripping initial blank in vol. III partly detached damp stain to outer margin of title page in vol. I occasional foxing or small mark slight offsetting from plates short closed tear to both folding plates at fold otherwise generally clean. A very good set. Brunet V 588-9. hardcover
1763390787London : A. Millar 1763. 4th edition. Hardcover. Very good library copies in quarter aniline calf over cloth boards; gilt-blocked titles to spines. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall. Physical description; 6 volumes : map portraits ; 18 cm. Subjects; Henry IV King of France 1553-1610. Ravaillac François 1578-1610. Sully Maximilien de Bethune duc de 1559-1641. France History Louis XIII 1601-1643. London : A. Millar hardcover
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1757ST14844London: A. Millar; J. Dodsley; and W. Shropshire 1757. Second Edition. 222 x 140 mm. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2. Five volumes. <br/> Contemporary gray paper boards backed in sheep with unusual wavy edges raised bands black morocco labels with gilt titling. Front pastedowns with armorial bookplate of Francis Eyre of Warkworth Northamptonshire. Corners slightly bumped and edges a little tattered one spine with minor loss to leather in one compartment boards a bit rubbed but overall the contemporary bindings very sound and in excellent condition; the occasional small blemish a few marginal open tears one closed tear minimally affecting text but internally very well preserved in general.<br/> <br/> This is the first English translation of the memoirs of French statesman Maximilien de Béthune Duke of Sully undertaken either by Samuel Johnson or by best-selling female novelist Charlotte Lennox and offered here in the original unsophisticated and unusual bindings. A Huguenot of noble family Sully 1560-1641 was presented to the Protestant King Henri of Navarre when he was 11 years old and became permanently attached to that monarch until the king's assassination in 1610. Sully although a lifelong Protestant himself encouraged Henri to convert to Catholicism in order to become King Henri IV of France arranged for the marriage of Henri to Marie de Medici and served as a lifelong advisor and confidante to the king. His insider's views of this crucial period of French history make his "Memoirs" of continuing interest to scholars. Originally published in French in 1638 the first edition in English appeared well over 100 years later in 1756 a year before our second edition. The ESTC notes that the translator may have been Samuel Johnson but the book itself as well as later editions credits Charlotte Lennox ca. 1729-1804 author of popular women's adventure novels including "The Female Quixote." She was born in the American colonies but spent her working life in England where literary friends and supporters included the aforementioned Johnson. The bindings here are not extraordinarily attractive but they are interesting as specimens of an unusual slightly rustic design: the wavy edges where the leather and paper meet are clearly purposeful and add a playful element not usually seen in modest bindings such as these. A. Millar; J. Dodsley; and W. Shropshire unknown
1778253549London : Printed for J. Rivington 1778. New Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy with wear tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; vols. 4 : ill. map fold. ports. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Henry IV King of France 1553-1610. France — History — Henry IV 1589-1610. Genre; Illustrated. London : Printed for J. Rivington hardcover
1805263544Edinburgh : Alex Lawrie and Co 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panels are dust-toned as with age. Spine bands are worn. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vol. iv only: 480 pages. Subjects; Henry IVKing of France 1553-1610. France — History — Henry IV 1589-1610. Edinburgh : Alex, Lawrie, and Co hardcover
177859014London: Printed for J. Rivington and Sons J. Dodsley S. Crowder et al. 1778. 8vo. In 6 volumes complete. Contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards. Dark brown leather title labels to spines. Spines worn with losses at head & foot. Gilt title labels legible & bright. Boards worn & rubbed. One board somewhat loose. Early ink ownership name in volume four. Lacking some endpapers. Internally sound and clean. No foxing.Two frontis portrait engravings. An unsophisticated original binding. . Fair. 1/4 Leather. 5th Edition. 1778. Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder, et al. 1778 hardcover
1778279585London : Printed for J. Rivington 1778. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Minor library marks remain. Physical description; 6 v. : ill. map fold. ports. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Henry IV King of France 1553-1610. France History Henry IV 1589-1610. London : Printed for J. Rivington hardcover
OB 1Edinburgh: Printed For Stirling And Slade. 1819. Hard Cover. 8vo; five volumes. Bound in contemporary full calf spines worn at tops and bottoms hinges cracking. First published in two volumes in 1638 with an Amsterdam imprint although actually printed at the Duke's chateau the Memoirs were originally written in the second person. In 1745 the Abbé de l'Ecluse rewrote them in ordinary narrative form. The English translation by Charlotte Lennox first appeared in 1756. A valuable source for the history of France from 1580 to 1635 this work reflects the important role played by Sully as superintendent of finances for Henry IV. Sully's role in strengthening French agriculture highways fortifications and economics is reflected in the vigor of his narrative. NUC 576: 217 NS 1050887. OB1. France; French history. Edinburgh: Printed For Stirling And Slade... 1819. hardcover
181745415Philadelphia; Edward Earle 1817. A new edition revised and corrected. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt-blocked titles. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional set - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 0 pages; With additional notes some letters of Henry the Great and a brief historical introduction. Subjects: Henry IV King of France 1553-1610. France--History--Henry IV 1553-1610. Philadelphia; Edward Earle hardcover
1781000911Dublin: Marchbank 1781. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 Volumes To which is added the trial of Ravaillac for the murder of Henry the Great Full leather with spines carefully repaired in brown coated cloth. Interiors good: some foxing but pages are supple. Marchbank hardcover
1761elala1578London: Printed For A.Millar 1761. 1761. 3 Volumes. 4to. pp. 3 p.l. xxxiii 540; 1 p.l. viii 555; vii 406 122index. contemporary mottled calf gilt backs worn spine ends chipped joints cracked. Third Edition of the English Translation. As finance minister in the reign of Henry IV Sully introduced many reforms and removed many abuses of tax-collecting managing to save between 1600 and 1610 an average of a million livres a year. Sully also served as grand commissioner of public works superintendent of fortifications and grand master of artillery in addition to being appointed governor of Mantes and of Jargau. He negotiated the treaty of peace in 1602 and the following year represented Henry at the court of James I of England. Appended here is an account of the trial of Ravaillac for the murder of Henry the Great. Hardcover. London: Printed For A.Millar, 1761. Hardcover
1752118575GenÂve : chez Barrillot & Fils 1752. 165x100mm. reliure bradel demi-veau ˆ coins de lՎpoque ÂŽtiquette de titre et de tomaison au dos coffes frottÂŽes autrement bon ÂŽtat. Bel exemplaire. 2183 chez Barrillot & Fils unknown