THOU (Jacques Auguste) - Lot 51

THOU (Jacques Auguste) Histoire De Monsieur De Thou, Des choses arrivées de son temps. ...Mise en François par P. Du Ryer, Paris, Augustin Courbe, 1759 3 volumes in folio in full contemporary calf, spine ribbed, gilt decoration of : I: front, (4), 1206 pages, (64); II: 909 pages, (80); III: 961 pages, (70) First edition of Du Ryer's French translation of the three volumes (a fourth will be added in subsequent editions) of this important autobiography by Jacques Auguste de Thou (1553-1617), French magistrate, historian, writer, bibliophile and politician. Handsome frontispiece by Chauveau. Ex libris in pen on title page. Heavy spotting and foxing. Heavy spotting. Headbands worn and leather missing. Corners dulled with lack of leather.