COMMINES (PHILIPPE DE). Les Memoires [...] sur les principaulx faicts gestes de Louis onziesme Charles huictiesme son filx, Roys de France. On les vend au Palais à Paris, par Galiot du Pré, Libraire iuré de l'Université, 156I. Small folio, ivory vellum with small overlay, gilt fleuron in center of boards, smooth spine (mid-19th c. binding). The title is decorated with a wood frame. Printed by Guillaume Morel for Galliot du Pré. Blank f8 lacking; foxing on a few pages. Handwritten inscription on title. Expert : Emmanuel de BROGLIE, Cabinet REVEL

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