BEGUILLET (Edme). Histoire des guerres des deux Bourgognes, - Lot 229

BEGUILLET (Edme). Histoire des guerres des deux Bourgognes, sous les règnes de Louis XIII et de Louis XIV [...]. Dijon, Bidault, 1783. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-12 of xlviij, 156 pp. ; faux-titre, title, 2 pages of table numbered ix-x, 290 pp. Marbled fawn basane, long ornate spine, fawn morocco t.p., cold fillet on covers, gilt roulette on edges, blue marbled edges (Binding of the time). Of note are the sieges of Dole and Saint-Jean-de-Losne, the vigorous defense of their inhabitants, particularly their women, the capture of Verdun and Mirebeau, the fighting at GALAS, etc. The epistle to the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the town of Saint-Jean-de-Losne (pp. v-viij of Part 2) is lacking. Staining to the first 3 quires; small loss to the spine of the binding.