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[HISTORY - FRANCE] An interesting set comprising four complementary 19th-century historical publications: - JACOB, Jean-Léonard - Historical Research on the Albigensian Crusade and the Condemnation of the Knights Templar. Paris, Imprimerie d’Éverat, 1828. 1 vol., in-8°. A rare first edition of this well-researched critical and legal study of the trial of the Order of the Temple and the Cathar heresy. References: Barbier, IV, 226; Brunet, VI, 23788. - THIERRY, Augustin - Accounts of the Merovingian Era, Preceded by Reflections on the History of France. Brussels, Riga, 1840. 2 vols., in-8°. An early Belgian pirated edition of this masterpiece of Romantic historiography depicting 6th-century Gaul. References: Quérard, IX, 422; Brunet, VI, 24005. - ANQUETIL, Louis-Pierre - History of France, from the Earliest Times to the Death of Louis XVI. New edition, revised and continued up to 1830 by M. Th. Burette. Paris, Pourrat Frères, 1838. 4 vols. Large 8vo. A sweeping historical narrative popular during the Restoration, here expanded and illustrated with numerous intaglio engravings as separate plates. References: Quérard, I, 68; Brunet, VI, 24194. - [COLLECTIVE / ISOGRAPHY] - [Isography of Famous Men, or Collection of Facsimiles of Autograph Letters and Signatures]. [Paris, Alexandre Mesnier], n.d. [1828–1838]. In-4°. A single copy or artificial collection consisting of loose plates without a title page. An exceptional collection of illustrations that faithfully reproduces the manuscripts of major figures in history, the arts, and the Revolution (beginning with Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, General Kléber, and the precious speech by André Chénier). The pieces presented here are engraved on stone after the originals from the two most famous private collections of the July Monarchy: the collections of Baron Goswin de Stassart and Mr. Simon Bérard. References: Brunet, VI, 31336; Günther, *Handbuch für Autographensammler*, p. 11. Condition varies depending on the piece, though there are no major flaws. Foxing. Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn de Volkaersbeke (ex-libris)