"history Of The Kings Of France And Of The Most Memorable Things Which Happened Under Their Reign"

A volume in 12, full tinted calf, ribbed spine richly decorated in the box, gilt title. Two bookplates with arms on the guard, in its beautiful 17th century binding, this work written by Michel de Marolles is rare and from the youth of Louis XIV. "History of the Kings of France" and of the most memorable things that happened under their reign, from the origin of this Monarchy to the present. Written in abridged form on the model of the Ancients, by Michel de Marolles, Abbot of Villeloin ... In Paris, at Sébastien Hvre, Printer and Ordinary Bookseller of the King, rue Saint-Jacques au Coeur-bon. M. DC. LXIII. (1663). A neat text by a serious and highly recognized author for his immense culture, Michel de Marolles, a model and an incomparable style, comes from a castle in the Oise...