"Memoirs To Serve The History Of Louis XIV, By The Late Mr. Abbé De Choisy; 2 Vol In 12 1727"
These fascinating memoirs by the truculent Abbot of Choisy, concerning the particularities of the Reign of Louis XIV, are teeming with details linked to his audacity, a real literary delight, moreover he had a gift for writing, he was frank in speaking and did not hesitate to criticize the Sun King head-on, who let him get away with a lot of things as he considered the Personage... 2 Beautiful volumes in 12, full tinted calf, spine ribbed with gilt iron in the compartments, titles and volume numbers in red morocco, marbled guards, red edges. Serrigny ink stamp and ink annotation on the title signed by Miot: "Memoirs to serve the History of Louis XIV. By the late Mr. Abbot of Choisy, of the French Academy. In Utrecht, at Van-de-Water. M. DCC. XXVII. (1727),