The present state of France. Containing a general description of that kingdom.
Published by Printed for Gilbert Cownly, London, 1687
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United KingdomAntiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB
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[10], 516pp, [12]. Recent blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Very minor wear to extremities. Recent bookplate and ink shelf marks of the Bath Municipal Reference Library to front endpapers, with their occasional embossed stamps throughout, coloured pencil annotation and spots of soiling to title, else a crisp copy. A revised second English edition, translated by Robert Wolley, of French scholar Nicolas Besongne's (d.1697) L’estat de la France. Originally published in 1661, the work details the cultural and political state of nation in the latter half the seventeenth century; a period which saw the domination of Cardinal Mazarin and lengthy conflict with the Spanish Empire. The first English edition appeared in 1671. Wing B2052A. Size: 12mo.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The present state of France. Containing a general description of that kingdom.
- Author
- [BESONGNE, Nicholas]
- Publisher
- Printed for Gilbert Cownly, London
- Publication year
- 1687
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB
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Established 2007, Antiquates Ltd is an Antiquarian bookseller with a large, custom built shop in the heart of the Dorset countryside. We sell fine and rare books from our Wareham shop, in catalogues, and via our website (www.antiquates.co.uk). Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children, we nevertheless stock a wide range of works on paper from 1500-present - including modern first editions. Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.E. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy; we are just the place if you're looking for an extra-special gift for a wedding, birthday, anniversary or graduation. (Open Wednesday - Saturday, 10am-4pm)…
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Specialising in early printed books both English and Continental, fine English Literature, and books by, for, and about Women and Children. We always have a good stock of rare books by local authors such as T.EAssociation member
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