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Large quartos, four volumes containing seven total publications in mixed editions. In Good minus to Good condition. Bound in full brown calf, with vol. 1 and 3 rebacked. Vols. 2 and 4 with extensive gilt ornamentation to spines, though significantly worn and rubbed with cracking to hinges. All boards with notable rubbing and wear to edges and corners and with bumping to corners. Ownership inscriptions in old ink to front free endpapers and to title pages of first three volumes. Text blocks show light plus age toning (most notably at page edges) and light plus foxing. CONTENTS: Volume 1: "Historiarum Sui Temporis Tomus Primus." Paris: Ambrosius et Hieronymus Drouart [Ambrose and Jerome Drouart], 1606 (Nijhoff 3-I). Bound with "Regii in Sanctiore Consistorio Consiliarii, Et in Supremo Regni Senatu Praesidis Amplissimi, Commentariorum de Vita Sua." [Geneva: Petrus de la Roviere], 1630. [20], 106, [2], 739, [37] pages. With engraved title page for Historiarum Sui Temporis. The engraved title page of the Historiarum appears first, followed by an introduction. This is followed by the title page and 106 pages, apparently complete, of the Regii in Sanctiore…, after which the contents of the Historiarum resumes for the remainder of the volume. Volume 2: "Historiarum Sui Temporis Tomus Secundus." Paris: Ambrosius et Hieronymus Drouart [Ambrose and Jerome Drouart], 1606 (Nijhoff 3-II). Bound with "Historiarum Sui Temporis Libri VI. Reliqua Karoli IX Quae in Secunda Parte Desiderabantur. Paris: Ambrosius et Hieronymus Drouart [Ambrose and Jerome Drouart], 1607 (Nijhoff 3-III). [4], 670, [40], [4], 169, [14] pages. Volume 3: "Historiarum Sui Temporis Pars Quarta. Paris: Hieronymus Drouart [Jerome Drouart], 1609 (Nijhoff 3-IV). Bound with "Regii in Sanctiore Consistorio Consiliarii, et in Suprema Regni Gallici Curia Praesidis, Historiarum Sui Temporis Contuatio." Geneva: Petrus de la Roviere, 1620. [8], 644, [34], [2], 480, [4], [74] pages. Volume 4: "Historiarum Sui Temporis Tomus V. [Geneva]: Petrus de la Roviere, 1620 (Nijhoff 6-V). 1320 pages. Scattered underlining in old ink, with old ink annotations to rear free endpaper. Front endpaper with significant tear at hinge, but present. This is the fifth and final volume only of the complete five-volume folio edition of de Thou s History issued by Pierre de la Roviere in Geneva in 1620. Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling will be necessary for expedited and international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size and weight restrictions. Contact seller with any questions. PH Consignment. [Shelved in Room A Oversized]. 1377277. Special Collections. Seller Inventory # 1377277
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Bibliographic Details
Title: HISTORIARUM SUI TEMPORIS [Four volumes]
Publisher: Ambrosius et Hieronymus Drouart and Petrus de la Roviere 1606, 1607, 1609, 1620, 1630, Paris and Geneva
Publication Date: 1606
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Mixed editions.
