51 - [HISTORY - FRANCE] - [MATTHIEU, Pierre]

[HISTORY - FRANCE] - [MATTHIEU, Pierre] History of the Recent Troubles in France. During the Reigns of the Most Christian Kings Henry III, King of France and Poland, and Henry IV, King of France and Navarre. Divided into Several Books. Containing everything that took place during the recent troubles, up to the peace concluded between the Kings of France and Spain. With a collection of edicts and articles agreed upon by King Henry IV for the reunification of his subjects S.l. [Lyon or Paris], s.n., 1606 In-12°. 19th-century brown half-basane with small corners. Spine with 4 raised bands surrounded by gilt fillets. Title label in red morocco. Scuffed; top cap worn away and clasp split. Paper missing from the margin of folio 115 of the “Fifth Book.” New edition of this major chronicle on the end of the Wars of Religion and the Catholic League, written by the historian and poet Pierre Matthieu. This copy is notable for having a new title page specifically for the fifth book, marking the editorial break in this textual supplement devoted to the wars between the houses of France, Spain, and Savoy. The work is a primary source of the highest order for the study of the accession of Henry IV, the pacification of the Kingdom, and the implementation of the Edict of Nantes. References: Brunet, III, 1530; Hauser, 1448 Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn of Volkaersbeke (bookplate)