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[HISTORY - MEMOIRS] An interesting collection bringing together four major historical sources and biographical accounts from the 16th to the 18th century: - [COLLECTIVE] - Universal Collection of Private Memoirs Relating to the History of France. London; Paris, n.p. [Perrin], 1788. Volumes 47 and 48 in 2 vols., in-8°. Contains the conclusion of the memoirs of Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon. The first major collection of sources for the history of France. Slight wear. References: Brunet, II, 171; Quérard, VII, 57 - ARBALESTE, Charlotte - Memoirs of Charlotte Arbaleste, on the Life of Her Husband, Duplessy-Mornay. Paris: Treuttel, 1824. 8vo. An edition of these seminal memoirs, written for the education of her son, providing a major account of the behind-the-scenes events of the Reformation, the Wars of Religion, and the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Scuff marks and foxing. References: Barbier, III, 242; Brunet, IV, 570. - L'ESTOILE, Pierre de - Memoirs to Serve the History of France, containing the Diaries of Henry III and Henry IV. Paris, Bureau du Panthéon Littéraire, 1837. Large 8vo. Edition of this indispensable historical chronicle recording, day by day, the rumors on the street, the pamphlets of the League, and the affairs of state under Henry III and Henry IV. Scuff marks and foxing. References: Brunet, III, 1018; Quérard, V, 222. - MÉRODE-WESTERLOO, Field Marshal Count de - Memoirs of Field Marshal Count de Mérode-Westerloo. Brussels, Société Typographique Belge [Ad. Wahlen], 1840, 2 volumes. In-8°. A sought-after first edition of these military memoirs recounting the campaigns in the service of the Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession. Portrait on the frontispiece. Scuffing and foxing. References: de Theux, 745; Bibl. Belgica, M-112. Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn of Volkaersbeke (ex-libris)