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1069 - 2 bindings bearing the coats of arms of de Thou (17th cent.) and the Duke of Choiseul (17th cent.). 1. Blond calf, 27 x 17 cm, gilt-ruled boards (rubbed, minimal worm damage along the edge of the plate, some small marginal losses of leather restored, rebacked, endpapers renewed). - 2. Red morocco, 22.9 x 16.9 cm, richly gilt dentelle including fleurons with military motifs, spine with raised bands inscribed “Etat militaire” (a few small dark stains); old watermarked laid-paper leaves preserved inside both bindings. 1. Coat of arms of Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553–1617), French historian, book collector, and president of the Parliament of Paris, and his second wife Gasparde de La Chastre (d. 1616), married in 1602. Ref. Olivier 216:7. Enriched (flyleaves) with an engraving (2 copies) of a commemorative medal depicting de Thou. - 2. Coat of arms of Étienne-François de Choiseul-Stainville (1719–1785), Duke of Choiseul, French Royal Army officer, diplomat, and statesman, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of France. Ref. Olivier 834:5. Enriched with 2 typewritten letters and handwritten notes concerning the Choiseul armorial bindings.

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€350 - 500

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30%

2 bindings bearing the coats of arms of de Thou (17th cent.) and the Duke of Choiseul (17th cent.). 1. Blond calf, 27 x 17 cm, gilt-ruled boards (rubbed, minimal worm damage along the edge of the plate, some small marginal losses of leather restored, rebacked, endpapers renewed). - 2. Red morocco, 22.9 x 16.9 cm, richly gilt dentelle including fleurons with military motifs, spine with raised bands inscribed “Etat militaire” (a few small dark stains); old watermarked laid-paper leaves preserved inside both bindings. 1. Coat of arms of Jacques-Auguste de Thou (1553–1617), French historian, book collector, and president of the Parliament of Paris, and his second wife Gasparde de La Chastre (d. 1616), married in 1602. Ref. Olivier 216:7. Enriched (flyleaves) with an engraving (2 copies) of a commemorative medal depicting de Thou. - 2. Coat of arms of Étienne-François de Choiseul-Stainville (1719–1785), Duke of Choiseul, French Royal Army officer, diplomat, and statesman, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of France. Ref. Olivier 834:5. Enriched with 2 typewritten letters and handwritten notes concerning the Choiseul armorial bindings.

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Cartography, atlases, old manuscripts, old and rare books
Friday, December 4
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 49,000 lots published

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