DAVILA. Henrico Caterino. Historia delle guerre civili di Francia... Venetia. Baglioni. 1638. 1 volume in-8, full rubbed vellum with flaps, handwritten title on spine, later arms painted on 1st board. [16] ff. ; 1054 pp. Third edition of this Histoire des guerres civiles en France, from 1559 to 1598. Slight wetness on last few leaves. Some brown spots. Bookplate of the Augustinian convent in Lyon.

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