Author: Jacques Francois de Chastenet, Marquis de Puysegur
Title: Les Memoires de Messire Jacques de Chastenet, Chevalier, Seigneur de Puysegur
Description: Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgang, 1690 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first edition memoir of seventeenth century French military and navy commander Jacques Francois de Chastenet, Marquis de Puysegur. With both volumes bound together in full vellum. In the original French.The very scarce two volume first edition of the memoirs of Jacques Francois de Chastenet, Marquis de Puysegur, a Marshal of France and Knight of the Order of the Saint Esprit, who served under the reigns of King Louis XIII and Louis XIV.Illustrated with an engraved portrait of Jacques de Chastenet, and a folding illustrated genealogical table. Collated complete. In a full vellum binding, and with a charming hand drawn portrait to the rear board.With an individual title page for each volume, and continuous pagination and register across both volumes. With the collation: [3], *2-12, A-Y12. Collated, complete.With a former owner's inscription to front pastedown, and pencil genealogical table to verso of a front endpaper.Jacques de Chastenet's most famous work, 'Art de la Guerre, par Principes et par Regles', published shortly after his death, was a celebrated study of military strategy.A fascinating study of seventeenth century France from a prominent military and naval commander, told with the intention of honouring the late king Louis XIII, according to the preface. In a full vellum binding. Significant discolouration to back strip and boards. Hand-drawn ink portrait to rear board. Loss to paper of front pastedown, with former owner's inscription to front pastedown, and pencil genealogical table to verso of a front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Marshal of France Knight of the Order of the Saint Esprit french history Louis XIV Knight of the Order of the Saint Esprit Not Stated
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Title: Les Memoires de Messire Jacques de Chastenet, Chevalier, Seigneur de Puysegur
Description: Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgang, 1690 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first edition memoir of seventeenth century French military and navy commander Jacques Francois de Chastenet, Marquis de Puysegur. With both volumes bound together in full vellum. In the original French.The very scarce two volume first edition of the memoirs of Jacques Francois de Chastenet, Marquis de Puysegur, a Marshal of France and Knight of the Order of the Saint Esprit, who served under the reigns of King Louis XIII and Louis XIV.Illustrated with an engraved portrait of Jacques de Chastenet, and a folding illustrated genealogical table. Collated complete. In a full vellum binding, and with a charming hand drawn portrait to the rear board.With an individual title page for each volume, and continuous pagination and register across both volumes. With the collation: [3], *2-12, A-Y12. Collated, complete.With a former owner's inscription to front pastedown, and pencil genealogical table to verso of a front endpaper.Jacques de Chastenet's most famous work, 'Art de la Guerre, par Principes et par Regles', published shortly after his death, was a celebrated study of military strategy.A fascinating study of seventeenth century France from a prominent military and naval commander, told with the intention of honouring the late king Louis XIII, according to the preface. In a full vellum binding. Significant discolouration to back strip and boards. Hand-drawn ink portrait to rear board. Loss to paper of front pastedown, with former owner's inscription to front pastedown, and pencil genealogical table to verso of a front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Marshal of France Knight of the Order of the Saint Esprit french history Louis XIV Knight of the Order of the Saint Esprit Not Stated
Price: GBP 1200.00 = appr. US$ 1713.58 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 811F2
- Book number: 811F2
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