Histoire generale des derniers troubles arriuez en France, sous les regnes des roys tres-chrestiens Henry III., Henry IIII. & Loys XIII. [...]. Ensemble l’histoire de la guerre faicte entre les deux maisons de France & d’Espagne [...].

Paris, J. Petit-Pas, 1622

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4to: [56]-55-[1 bl.]-952 pp. (final pp. 953-956 missing; toned, 1st half dampstained, some marginal soiling, hole in â1).

Contemp. overl. vellum, flat spine titled in ink. Good copy.

Most extensive ed. of a popular contemp. history of France by P. Mathieu (1563-1621), 1st publ. Lyon 1594-1595. Engr. mark on title. Title in red and black.
Ref. BnF. - USTC.
Prov. Old ms. entries on title (partly cut out and underlaid) and at top of â1r ("Ferdinandi vanden Steene"). - Libr. stamps.