J. F. Bassompierre

First quarto edition, complete with all volumes and plates, commonly referred to as the “Third Edition” of the Encyclopédie, and also known as the “Encyclopédie de Pellet” or “Encyclopédie de Lyon” or “Encyclopédie du Lac” by Simon-Nicolas-Henri Linguet.

Full marbled and polished brown sheepskin contemporary bindings, spines with five raised bands and four gilt compartments decorated with pomegranate gilt tools, two gilt decorative rolls at foot, title and volume lettering-pieces in red and green morocco, boards twice framed in blind, board edges gilt, all red edges, marbled pastedowns and...

First edition. The history of Tancrede de Rohan is followed by 4 half-titles delimiting the different parts: Remarks on the birth of Henri II, Prince de Condé; History of the secret negotiations of France with Holland; Observations on the troubles of the Regency during the minority of Louis XIV; Research on the finances of the Romans; On the civil wars of the Romans.
Copy with armorial furniture on the boards of the Montmorency-Luxembourg family. Alérion and lion.
Ex libris L. Dussieux.
Tancrède de Rohan (1630-1649) is the putative son of Henri de Rohan. Secretly raised in Holland, he saw his title contested by Henri's daughter, Marguerite, duchess of...

First edition, relatively rare. Title page in red and black. This is the only early edition of these memoirs.
Near-contemporary half speckled brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with fillets.
Henri Charles de la Tremoille is the 4th Duke of Thouars and Duke of La Trémoille, although he died before his father. He began his career with his uncle in Holland, the Prince of Orange. In 1651, he opposed Cardinal Mazarin and supported the Prince of Condé during the Fronde. He was arrested and imprisoned in Amiens in 1656. These memoirs are not merely an account of the events of the Fronde; they are also a political portrait of the high nobility staging itself, since this...

At J. F. Bassompierre | in Liège 1776 | in-4 (23 x 29.8 cm) | (8) 330 pp (2) | bound
Illustrated edition in its second print of a vignette by J. V. Schley and of 31 figures, including 25 by Coypel and the others by Boucher and Cochin, Lebas, Picart and Tresmolier, engraved by Fokke, Picart, V. Schley and Tanjé. Title page in red and black.
Superb illustrations and highly sought-after book according to Petit and Cohen, mainly for the many figures by Coypel.
Copy with a crowned monogram of Louis-Philippe, King of France. Once on the throne of France, Louis-Phillipe no longer used the arms of the Duke of Orléans but instead his crowned monogram which symbolised his title as...