Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.

Pierre-Mathurin of L'Ecluse des Loges; Charlotte Lennox [trans.]

Published by A. Millar, R. and J. Dodsley, London, 1757

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A bright copy of the scarce second English language translation of the biography of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully. Complete in five volumes. The scarce complete five volume second English language translation of Pierre-Mathurin of L'Écluse des Loges memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Duke of Sully.Sully was a nobleman, soldier and statesman, who served as Prime Minister under King Henry VI of France.Originally published in French in 1638, the first edition in English appeared over a century later, in a three volume 1756 edition.Including an account of the trial of Ravaillac for the murder of Henry the Great.While the title pages offer popular novelist Charlotte Lennox, the author of 'The Female Quixote', as the translator, the ESTC suggest that this may have actually been the work of Samuel Johnson, an associate of Lennox.ESTC reference number T143316With the stamp of Cornwell House to the front free endpaper or a front blank of each volume. In full calf bindings. Externally, smart. Head of front joint of volume I starting, with board holding firm. Stamp to either front free endpaper or front blank of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
• Publisher: A. Millar, R. and J. Dodsley, London
• Publication Date: 1757
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
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