Memoires historiques et critiques sur divers point de l'histoire de France & plusieurs autres sujets curieux
Chez Jean-Frederic Bernard|à Amsterdam 1732|9.50 x 15.70 cm|relié
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First edition produced by Denis-François Camusat, historian and author of the long preface. 4 pages of publisher Frédéric Bernard's catalogue at the end. Contemporary full glazed blonde calf binding. Red morocco title label. Decorated spine with raised bands. Small brown stains on boards. Signs of rubbing. Very handsome copy in a quality binding. Compilation of texts by Mezeray extracted from the Dictionnaire de la France, a manuscript project by the author. Quérard: "The freedom with which the author and publisher of this work spoke on delicate matters led to its prohibition in France."