1778, ISBN: c2d19c91d590d85a79dd18c5b57179a4

[PU: London: Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, and T. Evans, 1778.], KING HENRY IV FRANCE FRENCH EUROPE EUROPEAN HISTORY ANTIQUARIAN LEATH… Mehr…

[PU: London: Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, and T. Evans, 1778.], KING HENRY IV FRANCE FRENCH EUROPE EUROPEAN HISTORY ANTIQUARIAN LEATHERBOUND LEATHER BOUND BINDING EIGHTEENTH 18TH CENTURY IMPRINT BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL VOLUME ONE 1 TWO 2 THREE 3 FOUR 4 FIVE 5, Complete five volume set. Full title - MEMOIRS OF MAXIMILIAN DE BETHUNE, DUKE OF SULLY, PRIME MINISTER TO HENRY THE GREAT. CONTAINING THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND REIGN OF THAT MONARCH, AND HIS OWN ADMINISTRATION UNDER HIM. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH, BY THE AUTHOR OF THE FEMALE QUIXOTE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, THE TRYAL OF RAVAILLAC FOR THE MURDER OF HENRY THE GREAT. IN FIVE VOLUMES. A NEW EDITION. VOL. I, II, III, IV, and V. Hardcovers: H 21.75cm x L 13.75cm. All uniformly bound in half-leather (i.e. light brown/tan leather spines and marbled paper over boards with light brown/tan leather corners) bindings; spines have five fractionally raised bands with decorative gilt tooling to four compartments; dark brown labels for gilt lettered spine titles "Sully's Memoirs") and respective volume numbers; past owner's personal age-toned library paper label affixed near spine heels; Volumes II and IV have some surface chips to their spines. Mild rubbing to boards. All edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Two owners' old ink stamps "S.B. Mathews" and "Luther Fuller" on front flyleaf rectos save for Vol. IV which only has Fuller stamp; pencil notation "W. 836" at each title page's top right; some foxing and light toning to leaves. Bindings are firm. Still a handsome set. Only Volumes I and II have frontispieces; Volume I also has foldout map between pages xxxiv-1. Acquired from a Birmingham, Alabama estate but from a family whose eighteenth to mid-twentieth century roots, as evidenced by inscriptions and the like among other books in the large collection, were in New England and, in particular, within Maine. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 8 pounds (3.62 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.<