AUBIGNED (Theodore-Agrippa d')

The Universal History of Sieur d'Aubigné

Maillé [Saint-Jean-d'Angély], Jean Moussat, 1616-1620, 3 parts in two strong vol. in-folio, fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, cold filleting on the plates, red slices (rel. of the 18th century). Small stain on the first plate of volume 1. 

Very rare first edition, published at the author's expense, in Maillé.

Long handwritten note on the book placed before the title page.

Nice copy, set, in an 18th century binding.
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AUBIGNED (Theodore-Agrippa d') The Universal History of Sieur d'Aubigné Maillé [Saint-Jean-d'Angély], Jean Moussat, 1616-1620, 3 parts in two strong vol. in-folio, fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, cold filleting on the plates, red slices (rel. of the 18th century). Small stain on the first plate of volume 1. Very rare first edition, published at the author's expense, in Maillé. Long handwritten note on the book placed before the title page. Nice copy, set, in an 18th century binding.

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AUBIGNED (Theodore-Agrippa d') The Universal History of Sieur d'Aubigné Maillé [Saint-Jean-d'Angély], Jean Moussat, 1616-1620, 3 parts in two strong vol. in-folio, fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, cold filleting on the plates, red slices (rel. of the 18th century). Small stain on the first plate of volume 1. Very rare first edition, published at the author's expense, in Maillé. Long handwritten note on the book placed before the title page. Nice copy, set, in an 18th century binding.
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