HISTORY] - Lot 2

HISTORY] AUBIGNE (Théodore Agrippa d')] The Universal History of Monsieur d'Aubigné from the Year 1550 to the Year 1601, Maille, published by Jean Moussat, 1616–1620 3 parts bound in a sturdy in-4 volume in speckled full calf, ribbed spine, gilt decorations in the panels, title label in red morocco: 365 pages, 1 blank page, (28) pages of tables, 2 blank pages; 489 pages, 1 blank page, (12) pages of tables; 549 pages, 1 blank page, (14) pages of tables. First edition of this history of France during the Wars of Religion, told from a Protestant perspective and condemned to be burned by the ruling authorities shortly after its publication, making copies extremely rare. (See Tchémerzine I, 163–164; Stroehlin, 1037; Brunet, I, 545). Ex-libris: Flamen d’Assigny. The first few leaves have been restored with missing sections filled in.