Lettres, memoires et negociations de Monsieur le Comte d'Estrades

New edition, the best and most complete, established by Prosper Marchand (the first edition of 1709 contained only 5 volumes). Title pages in red and black printed on heavy paper. 9 title vignettes. 12 pages of catalogue at the end.
Contemporary full speckled calf bindings. Spines with raised bands ornately decorated. Havana morocco title and volume labels. Headcap of volume II worn away. Lacking at head of volume V. Headcaps of volumes VIII and IX worn away, same at head of volume IX. Upper joint split at tail of volume VIII. Corners worn on volumes VIII and IX, same on volume VII. Some corners bumped.
From his first military victories, the Comte d'Estrades was an important figure in history during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, ambassador and diplomat in England, Holland, Germany, he was one of the plenipotentiaries in the preparation of the peace of Nijmegen. Marshal of France, governor of Dunkirk (after having negotiated for its repurchase), perpetual Mayor of Bordeaux and viceroy of New France, he accumulated honors and offices. The Comte had amassed a great number of documents on his multiple activities. We know today that some of these documents and certain letters were falsified by the Comte d'Estrades himself to glorify his memory.
The correspondence and documents are classified by years, from 1637 to 1677. The whole constitutes an incredible mass of letters and memoirs on European affairs.
Bookplate: Ex bibliotheca Jos. Henr. Chave, Parochi.