R. Chantelauze — Memoirs de Philippe de Commynes

Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie. 1881. Leather. The memoirs of French writer and diplomat Philippe de Commines, with illustrations. In the original French. French. Illustrated edition. Illustrated with four chromolithographic plates and numerous wood-cuts. Collated complete. The memoirs of Philippe de Commines, a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France who has been called "the first truly modern writer." New edition revised on a manuscript belonging to Diane de Poitiers, a French noblewoman and prominent courtier who wielded much power and influence as King Henry II's royal mistress and adviser. Written by Regis de Chantelauze, a French historian. In the original half red crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .