L'ESTOILE, Pierre de. Journal de Henri III. King of France o - Lot 266

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L'ESTOILE, Pierre de. Journal de Henri III. King of France o - Lot 266
L'ESTOILE, Pierre de. Journal de Henri III. King of France of Poland: or Memoirs to serve the History of France. New edition. The Hague and Paris, Veuve de Pierre Gandouin, 1744. 5 volumes in-8° of xl, 624 pp. ; xvj, 591 pp. 3 plates ; xij, 642, [1] pp. 1 plate ; xxxvj, 600 pp. ; iv, 636 pp. Portrait of Henri III engraved by Mariette in frontispiece. marbled fawn calf, spine with 5 raised bands, t.p. in red morocco, cold fillet on the boards, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges (period binding). With the description of the Isle des hermaphrodites, a satyr of the court of Henri III and his sweethearts, and, engraved, the " Magic and superstitious talisman of Catherine de Médicis " and the assassination of Henri III by Jacques Clément followed by his torture. Complete with the plates, as well as the Notice and Errata at the end of volume III. Voting parts very faded, even missing, binding worn, 4 headpieces faded, two jaws cracked, dark stain on two boards. On the other hand, the interior is very fresh. Cohen, Engraved Books, 640.
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