Histoire de l'empereur Charles V.

12mo: [16, incl. engr. portrait]-355-[1 bl.] pp. (a few stains).

Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine. Good copy.

Popular Spanish biography of Charles V (1500-1558) by the Spanish count Vera y Figueroa (1588-1658), translated by Pierre Le Hayer, Sr. Du Perron (1603-1679). Engr. portrait of Charles V.
Ref. BnF. - STCV. - Palau 358.998. - Goldsmith (BL) V-185. - Opac KBR.
Prov. Baron Surmont de Volsberghe (bookpl.). - Ms. ownership entry on flyleaf.
Joined: Leti, Gregorio - La vie de l'Empereur Charles V. Premiére [-quatriéme] partie. Enrichie de figures en taille-douce. Brussels, Josse De Grieck, 1710. 4 vol., 8vo (some min. browning and spotting). Contemp. calf (corners bumped, covers sl. spotted), gilt orn. spines with 5 raised bands (joints starting to split, sm. def. at heads and tails), sp. edges, slipcase. Later French ed. by the Italian historian and satirist from Milan Gregorio (1630-1701). Ill. with 6 engr. fold. pl. representing battle scenes and 40 full-page pl. portraying emperors, kings and popes including 4 front.-portraits of Charles V, his arms and motto, and an author's portrait by Francis Cools. Titles in red & black. Ref. STCV. - BnF. - Opac KBR. Prov. Bookseller's label. - Ms. ownership entry. (2 vol.)