Rare banned book on French Royal History

With manuscript notes, on the second blank, giving us a short biography of Le Grand, and informing us the the book was banned by the French censors after protests from Walpole and Stanhope at

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1700s RARE Book Lot 10v John Locke Philosophy Port Royal History Formey Terray A fine collection of 10 beautifully bound 18th-century tomes, including the works of John Locke and an interesting anonym

1684 Art of HERALDRY Illustrated French Royal Crowns Coat of Arms Jules Baron Jules Baron’s ‘Art of Heraldry’ is the standard work on 17th-century heraldry. In this book, Baron describes the met

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1780 1st ed Royal Cabinet of Henri IV & Louis XIII France Huguenots 4v Anquetil Louis-Pierre Anquetil’s ‘L’Intrigue du Cabinet’ is a late 18th-century account of the French royal cabinet of ki

1663 1ed King Henry III Catherine Medici French Louyse Lorraine France WARS An impressive and important printing of French history including the Journal of Henry III, King of France and Poland. Publis

1780 1st ed Royal Cabinet of Henri IV & Louis XIII France Huguenots 4v Anquetil Louis-Pierre Anquetil’s ‘L’Intrigue du Cabinet’ is a late 18th-century account of the French royal cabinet of ki

1852 Fine Binding King Louis XIV of France French History Illustrated Gabourd “There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.” ― King Louis XIV of France Amedee Gabourd wa

1794 French & American Revolution 1ed Memoirs of Comte Custine ROTHESAY ARMS Adam Philippe was an 18th-century comte of Custine who served the French Royal Army during the Seven Years War, the America

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1645 Rare 6v Book Lot Italian ART History Metastasio French-Italian Dictionary A fine collection of Italian books from the 17th through 19th-centuries. These books cover Italian trade art and historic

1669 Sapor King of Persia Shapur IRAN Middle East anti-Christian Zoroastrianism A rare 17th-century book of Persian history by French author Du Perret. ‘Sapor Roy de Perse’ is a novelization of th

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