[VANEL]. Gallant Intrigues at the French Court, from the Beg - Lot 171

[VANEL]. Gallant Intrigues at the French Court, from the Beginning of the Monarchy. Cologne, Pierre Marteau, 1694. 2 volumes in-12, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, smooth decorated spine, gilt inner wheel, gilt edges (18th-century binding). First edition, adorned with two copper-engraved frontispieces, of this work recounting the real or supposed love affairs of the sovereigns who reigned in France from Pharamond to Louis XIV. (Gay-Lemonnyer, vol. II, col. 673.) Very elegant 18th-century binding. Printing errors. The text is out of order within and between the volumes.

Estimate:£256.19

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