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79 - MAILLY (Jean-Baptiste). *The Spirit of the Fronde, or a Political and Military History of the Unrest in France During the Minority of Louis XIV*. Paris: Moutard, 1772–1773.
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MAILLY (Jean-Baptiste). *The Spirit of the Fronde, or a Political and Military History of the Unrest in France During the Minority of Louis XIV*. Paris: Moutard, 1772–1773. 5 in-12 volumes, marbled calfskin, ornate ribbed spine, gilt fillet on the edges (contemporary binding). First edition containing references to numerous pamphlets and curious documents of the period. Volume 1 opens with a critical bibliography of authors who have written about the Fronde. A fine copy bearing the coat of arms of Marguerite-Delphine de Valbelle de Tourves, wife of André-Geoffroy de Valbelle, Marquis de Rians, and Master of the Cavalry, stamped in the center of each of the two covers, and her monogram alternately stamped on the spandrels of the spines. (O.H.R. 1740, stamp no. 2.)
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