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Ambassade extraordinaire de messieurs les duc d'Angoulesme, comte dei Bethune, et de Preaux Chasteau-Neuf : enuoyez par le roy Louis XIII vers l'empereur Ferdinand II et les princes & potentats d'Allemagne, en l'année MDCXX. Avec les obseruations politiques de Monsieur de Bethune, employé en cette ambassade & en plusieurs autres considerables, sous les regnes de Henry IV & de Louis XIII.
by Béthune, Philippe de ; Henri de Béthune; Louis, roi de France); Jean Du Bouchet
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, some rippling to pages.
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris. : Francois Preuveray., 1667. Contemporary mottled leather, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, red speckled edges. . Very good, some rippling to pages.. Folio, 36.5x24.5 cm. . French text. A documentary history of the embassy of the young Louis XII to the Holy Roman Emperor with commentary by Bethune. Scarce. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 6.2 lb. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initial letters, and title page decoration, title page printed in red and black.
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- Zephyr Books
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- 290471
- Title
- Ambassade extraordinaire de messieurs les duc d'Angoulesme, comte dei Bethune, et de Preaux Chasteau-Neuf : enuoyez par le roy Louis XIII vers l'empereur Ferdinand II et les princes & potentats d'Allemagne, en l'année MDCXX. Avec les obseruations politiques de Monsieur de Bethune, employé en cette ambassade & en plusieurs autres considerables, sous les regnes de Henry IV & de Louis XIII.
- Author
- Béthune, Philippe de ; Henri de Béthune; Louis, roi de France); Jean Du Bouchet
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary mottled leather, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, red speckled edges.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, some rippling to pages.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Francois Preuveray.
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1667
- Pages
- [4], 572, [10]; [2], 249, [3] pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- Folio, 36.5x24.5 cm.
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Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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