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BURY (Richard Gérard de). History of the Life of Henry IV, King of France and Navarre, dedicated to His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Condé. Paris, Didot the Elder, 1765. 2 vols. in-4, marbled calfskin, ornately ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, red edges (contemporary binding). Head caps worn. Jaws partially split. A few foxing spots and faint water stains. First edition, featuring a beautiful portrait of Henry IV as a frontispiece and 9 beautiful portraits engraved out of text, of this historical biography of Henry IV, published under the name Richard de Bury, a pseudonym of the French historian Jean-Louis-Hubert-Simon Deperthes (1730–1792), who, thanks to this work, won the favor of Grimm and Voltaire. Label on the spine and call number stamp on the title page: KK52.
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