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Histoire de France depuis l'etablissement de la Monarchie jusqu'au regne de Louis XIV.
Paris: Chez Desaint & Saillant, 1763-1786. 30 volumes, 12mo (166 x 94mm). Engraved chapter head and tail pieces throughout. Contemporary full mottled calf, spine decoratively tooled and stamped in gilt, red and tan morocco lettering labels, five raised bands, all edges stained red, marbled endpapers. Condition: some slight staining and foxing, some leaves slight browned, minor tears; spine and extremities slightly rubbed. Provenance: M. Rodolph de Castella and La Comtesse R. de Castella (bookplates). [With:] D, Monsieur. Méthode facile pour apprendre l’histoire de France, avec une idée générale des sciences. Paris: Chez Charles le Clerc, 1719. 8vo (165 x 88mm). Engraved fold out map, chapter head and tail pieces and engraved vignettes throughout. Contemporary full mottled calf, spine decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments, red morocco lettering label stamped in gilt, five raised bands, all edges speckled red. Condition: some leaves slightly foxed and browned; covers slightly scuffed and bowed. Provenance: Castella de Delley inscribed in ink on title page. [With:] VÉLY, MM., Villaret, Garnier et Dufau. Histoire Générale de France . Paris: Chez Desray, 1819. 12mo (165 x 96mm) and [With:] one volume only (192 x 125mm). 55 engraved plates of 92 portraits of important historical figures in French history to accompany the text. Each set uniformly bound in contemporary full mottled calf, spine decoratively tooled and stamped in gilt, red morocco lettering labels, five raised bands, all edges stained red. Condition: some slight foxing and browning to leaves, some plates trimmed on portraits; extremities slight rubbed.