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1069 - 2 bindings with arms of de Thou (17th c.) and Duke of Choiseul (17th c.). 1. Blond calf, 27 x 17 cm, gilt-ruled boards (rubbed, min. wormtrack on the border of the plate, some sm. marg. 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 entitled "Etat militaire" (few sm. 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 Parlement of Paris, and his second wife Gasparde de La Chastre (†1616), married in 1602. Ref. Olivier 216:7. Enriched (flylvs) 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, Foreign Minister of France. Ref. Olivier 834:5. Enriched with 2 typewritten letters and ms. notes concerning the Choiseul armorial bindings.
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2 bindings with arms of de Thou (17th c.) and Duke of Choiseul (17th c.). 1. Blond calf, 27 x 17 cm, gilt-ruled boards (rubbed, min. wormtrack on the border of the plate, some sm. marg. 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 entitled "Etat militaire" (few sm. 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 Parlement of Paris, and his second wife Gasparde de La Chastre (†1616), married in 1602. Ref. Olivier 216:7. Enriched (flylvs) 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, Foreign Minister of France. Ref. Olivier 834:5. Enriched with 2 typewritten letters and ms. notes concerning the Choiseul armorial bindings.
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