Bethune Duke Sully (21 results)

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Fourth [4th] Edition. Brown calf leather with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration to spine with titling on red leather patch. Pp xxxiv, 351; frontis. portrait; folded map [in good condition]; marbled endpapers [uncracked] This is a square, tight, clean copy with only light board; spine somewhat faded; all contents clean and sound. Image/further information available on request.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Fourth [4th] Edition. Brown calf leather with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration to spine with titling on red leather patch. Pp [5], 362; marbled endpapers [uncracked] This is a square, tight, clean copy with only light board; spine somewhat faded; all contents clean and sound; neat, contemporary owner's name:- Mary [Harry?] Wake and notes to endpapers. Image/further information available on request.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Fourth [4th] Edition. Brown calf leather with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration to spine with titling on red leather patch. Pp [6], 376; marbled endpapers [uncracked] This is a square, tight, clean copy with only light board; spine somewhat faded; all contents clean and sound; neat, contemporary owner's name:- Mary [Harry?] Wake. Image/further information available on request.

Leather Bound. Condition: Good. 1760. Newly translated from the French edition of M. de l'Ecluse, rectifying several mistakes and omissions of the London edition. Full-Leather binding, 5 ribbed spine, gold gilt on spine. Moderate general wear. Board tips and spine ends worn. Leather worn through at spine / front board border. Light foxing throughout. Previous ancient owner name. 432 pages. Maximilien de Bethune, Duke of Sully (December 13, 1560 - December 22, 1641) was the doughty soldier, French minister, staunch Huguenot and faithful right-hand man who assisted Henry IV of France in the rule of France. Volume 2 contains Books VII-XII 1594-1601. 6406.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Complete set of all 5 vols. in full Leather; marbled endpapers. SPECIAL PROVENANCE: front covers has gold coat-of-arms of the EAST INDIA COMPANY COLLEGE!.presented to Robert Anderson for proficiency in Oriental languages. Includes large fold-out map.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Engraved By Armstrong (illustrator). A fine engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive, decorative and unusual. Circa. 1820.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid engraved portrait, printed in circa 1860. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an attractive and decorative engraved portrait.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. This 5 volume set, published in 1819, is a translation of Sully's memoirs which were originally published in 1638, largely overseen by the Duke of Sully himself. This set represents the first English translation to include an appendix. Sully was a close counselor to Henry IV of France. "Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques. While not all of his policies were original, he used them well to revitalize France after the European Religious Wars." (Taken from Wikipedia). All five volumes are in essentially the same condition. Worn and rubbed covers with a rectangular blindstamp design. Each volume contains an illustrated frontispiece. Front and back hinges starting, though intact. Heads and tails are all mildly or moderately chipped. All volumes are free from writing or marginalia within. There is a library bookplate on the inside cover of each volume, as well as some type of leather library label or sticker near the tail (foot). Each spine shows the ghost of what used to be leather title and volume labels. On Volume 4, about half of that label remains. Each volume approximately 500 pages with volumes 1-4 containing a volume-specific appendix at back, and volume 5 containing no appendix, but rather a massive index which is applied to all 5 volumes. Volume 5 also contains "The Trial of Francis Ravaillac For The Murder of King Henry IV, 1610." Overall, this set is in very good condition for it's age. Due to this book's size and/or weight, additional shipping charges may be needed, especially for international orders. Full refund if not satisfied.

Half-Leather. Condition: Near Very Good. A New Edition. 1812. Translated from the French. Volumes II & IV only (of 5). Volumes II begins with a summary of the "books" contained within this volume (Books VII to XII). Covers memoirs from the year 1594 to 1601, which year includes the birth of Louis XIII and the appointment of de Bethune as Ambassador to Rome. Volume IV contains "books" XXI with further memoirs from 1605, to "book" XXVII with the parricide of Henry the Great. 7 1/8" Tall. contemporary Brown Half Leather Bindings with 5 Raised bands to spines. Marbled Boards and leather corners. Gilt titles on Black label in one compartment, Gilt vol No. in another and blind tooled decoration in the rest. Page edges Marbled. Some rubbing to boards & edge wear. Hinges sound. Only an occasional spot of foxing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

1/4 Leather. Condition: Fair. 5th Edition. In 6 volumes complete. Contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards. Dark brown leather title labels to spines. Spines worn with losses at head & foot. Gilt title labels legible & bright. Boards worn & rubbed. One board somewhat loose. Early ink ownership name in volume four. Lacking some endpapers. Internally sound and clean. No foxing.Two frontis portrait engravings. An unsophisticated original binding. 8vo.

hardcover. Condition: very good. 5 volumes. Frontispiece copperplate portraits in each volume, some browning offset from the frontispieces. 8vo, 1/2 brown morocco, marbled boards (all volumes are worn and crackled on the spines, hinges on volume 3 are reinforced and spine is faded). London: William Miller, 1810. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: g. Third edition. Quarto. xxxii, 540, viii, 555, vii, 406pp + Index. Original full calf with with gilt lettering and ruling on spine; raised bands. Red edges. De Bethune was the Prime minister to Henry the Great. History of life and reign of the monarch and his administration, including the trial of Ravaillac for the murder of Henry the Great. Translated from the French. Binding rubbed with some scuffing along hinges, edges and at corners. Hinges weakened at all 3 volumes. Corners lightly bumped. Ex Libris on inside cover of all 3 volumes. Offsetting and some foxing on first and last few pages of each volume. Sporadic light foxing, at times heavier. Binding in overall good, interior in good+ condition.

Boards. Condition: Good+. Revised Edition. A New Edition, Carefully Revised. (First published in English in 1756, this is the first edition with the appendix.) Volumes 1-4 (of 5) Uniformly bound - orig. cloth backed boards, marbled end-papers and page edges - paper spine labels, (xxx), (1)-(484), (14), (1)-(474),(6), (1)-502, (10), (1)-554, (14), (1)-(268), index. With an engraved frontis portrait in each volume. Some foxing. Spines worn and covers loose on Vols 1 & 3. Maximilien De Bethune Sully [1560-1641] French statesman. Brought up in the Reformed faith, Maximilien was presented to Henry of Navarre in 1571 and was thereafter attached to the future King of France. After studying at the College of Bourgogne, he studied history and mathematics at the court of Henry of Navarre, and on the outbreak of the Civil War, enlisted in the Protestant Army. He displayed bravery in the field and exhibited a talent as an engineer. In 1583 he served as Henry's special agent in Paris. With the renewal of the Civil War in 1589 he served in the Army and was wounded at the battle of Ivry. As soon as Henry's power was established, Maximilien received rewards in the form of estates and dignities. He was made the sole superintendent of Finances in 1598 and brought order to the countries financial affairs, introducing several influential and important changes dealing with trade and economy. In 1599 Maximilien was appointed Commissioner of Highways and Public Works, Superintendent of Fortifications and Artillery; in 1602 Governor of Mantes, 1604 Governor of Poitou, and in 1606 Duke and Peer of Sully. Sully's influence was widespread; he encouraged agriculture, urged free circulation of produce, promoted stock raising, planned a system of canals and forbade the destruction of the forests. He strengthened the French military establishment, promoting the construction of great lines of defences on the frontiers. He represented Henry at the Court of King James I, arranged Henry's marriage to Marie De Medicis, and helped to put down several revolts by the nobility. Sully's political power and influence ended with assassination of Henry IV in 1620. While he was unpopular with his colleagues, he nonetheless exhibited a gifted executive ability throughout his career as well as an unbending loyalty to the King. Sully was largely responsible for the transformation in France between 1598-1610, when agriculture and commerce improved, and foreign peace and internal order were maintained.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1770 Duke of Sully Memoires France Henry IV Huguenot Utopian Europe 5v SET Map "A very valuable memoire of the history of the reign of Henry IV" Maximlien de Bethune was a 16th-century French statesman who was the first Duke of Sully. Most known for his service under Henry IV of France, Sully left a collection of memoirs which is now a valuable and important work on the history of France during the reign of Henry the Great. Even though 'Memoires' contains many fictitious stories, it is still recognized for its accuracy and portrayal of European royalty. The most controversial section of 'Memoires' is Sully's vision of a utopian society designed for all of Europe. He envisioned a Christian republic that was governed by a 'Very Christian Council' in which all differences were resolved, and a military was complete removed. Some scholars even claim that Sully's plan helped establish what would become the current European Union. According to Tulard, this work is a "very valuable memoire of the history of the reign of Henry IV." Item number: #9642 Price: $599 BETHUNE, Maximilien de Duke of Sully Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great. Newly translated from the French edition of M. de L'Ecluse. To which is annexed, the trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the murder of Henry the Great Edinburgh: Printed for A. Donaldson, and sold at his shops. Arundel Street, Strand, London, and Edinburgh, 1770. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes Vol. I [5], vi-xvi, [1], 409, [1] Large folding map of France Vol. II [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-413, [1] Vol. III [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-430 Vol. IV [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-490 Vol. V [3], iv-vi, [1], 2-237, [181] Language: English Binding: Leather; tight & secure Size: ~7in X 4.25in (17.5cm x 10.5cm) Very rare and desirable Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 9642 Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. In English. Originally published in 1756, this is the first edition with an appendix. "A New Edition, Carefully Corrected, Embellished With Portraits." Bound in half-calf with tan cloth boards, spines stamped in illustrated gilt, and red spine labels. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated portrait frontispiece in each volume. Text blocks are mostly in very good condition, clean and bright with sunning to endpapers and very occasional and minimal foxing. Volume four has light water damage along bottom edge, to roughly an inch in height, not affecting text. Minimal wear to extremities, barely through calf on less than half of the corners. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good binding. 12mo. 8 (ads), xii, 509, [1], xii, 454; x, 432; x, 503, [1] pp., frontises, New edition. As issued, in publisher's embossed cloth with title on the spine. Each volume has 14 pages of adverts that function as endpapers, p. 2-8 at the front (p. 2 being the front pastedown) and p. 9-15 (p. 15 being the rear pastedown). A fairly presentable set with wear to the extremities including some fraying with closed tears to the spine ends of a couple volumes; hinges are loose but holding; contents are largely clean. This set belonged to Confederate Colonel John Mosby and to Confederate General Eppa Hunton in turn and bears both names on the first blank page of each volume-the former name being crossed through in ink. In another book from this collection is a pencil note beneath Mosby's name and above Hunton's: "Bought at sale of Col. / Mosby - Warrenton, VA." The pencil note is later and thought to be by Eppa Hunton IV, General Hunton's grandson and from whose library this set was purchased. This inscription is not present in this title, but one might suppose that Hunton bought multiple books at the sale and surely Sully's Memoirs was one of them. As a colonel Eppa Hunton took command of the 8th Virginia Infantry in 1861 and that July under Gen P. T. Beauregard, Hunton's brigade helped to halt a Union advance on Richmond. He distinguished himself at Ball's Bluff and then commanded Pickett's brigade after Pickett's wounding at Gaines' Mill. Hunton led Pickett's men through the balance of the Peninsula Campaign, acquitting himself with distinction. Hunton's brigade was with Pickett at Gettysburg after which he was promoted to brigadier general for his valor. During the last stages of the war, Hunton was involved in battle around Richmond including Cold Harbor and Five Forks. He was captured at Sayler's Creek on August 6, 1865 and was imprisoned for three months at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. But Hunton was more than a Confederate General; after the Civil War, Hunton would rise politically in Reconstruction era Virginia and serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Both Mosby and Hunton were from Warrenton, VA where they practiced law and both ultimately served in the United States Government, Mosby in the Department of Justice and Hunton in Congress. Interestingly, Hunton bought Mosby's home, Brentmoor from him in 1877 who had himself purchased it from Virginia Supreme Court justice, James Keith. While Hunton and Mosby traveled in a very tight political and social orbit, there was certainly an adversarial level as after the war most Virginia politicians were staunch Democrats, Mosby became a Republican and was even Grant's campaign manager in Virginia. These volumes point to a side of the owners rounding out what is often a history that is one-sided and neglects to consider their lives after the Civil War. Oxford American National Biography.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition in English, extra-illustrated copy, of this "instant classic" (Carlile), the autobiography of the minister and advisor to King Henry IV of France. Charlotte Lennox was born into a well-to-do Scottish family that fell upon hard times. Well educated and distinguished early for her poetic precocity - but left to fend for herself financially, she turned to a career in writing. After publishing two novels (THE LIFE OF HARRIOT STUART, based heavily on her own experiences in the American colonies and voyage back to Britain; and THE FEMALE QUIXOTE, for which she is best known today), Lennox took up translation work in hopes of finding a more stable source of income. Among Lennox's most successful productions in her long publishing career, this translation of the Duke of Sully's MEMOIRS also led to an offer of a royal pension for Lennox in gratitude for literary services performed. (She turned it down in favor of her patron finding a government position for her husband instead.) The Duke of Sully (1560-1641) was viewed by many in the Georgian period as an ideal Enlightenment-era statesman, and his MEMOIRS has been read as a literary political treatise. It influence was broad, including on the American Founding Fathers: it features in the 1783 list of books to be imported for the use of Congress, compiled under the leadership of James Madison. This copy has been generously supplemented with nearly 200 engravings, primarily of portraits and landscapes of the figures and places described. As a 17th-century text, via an influential 18th-century translation, in a characteristically deluxe 19th-century extra-illustrated binding, it is a lovely hybrid artifact. Three quarto volumes, 10'' x 7.75'' each. Nineteenth-century full maroon straight-grain morocco by Bayntun, raised bands, elaborately gilt-stamped spines, large gilt cornerpieces and triple-gilt rules to boards. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Extra illustrated with 193 additional plates: portraits, landscapes, dramatic scenes, inter alia. Half titles in first two volumes. [4], 540; [4], viii, 555, [1]; viii, 408 pages plus index. Only light rubbing to joints.

Hardcover. First Edition. Folio, [6], [8], 535 pages, [8], 448 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Full calf, repaired, with banded spine and gilt lettering. Boards show light wear to edges, light plus bumping to top corners, and light shelf-wear overall. Text-block has light plus soiling to top- and fore-edge, and very light uneven age-toning. Hand-colored Author's devices on title-pages of each volume. Authentic first edition from the author's private press in the Chateau de Sully (Sully's poem "Paralella Caesaris Et Henrici Magni" appears in both Latin and French in non-italic font), not one of the many forgeries issued around the same time. RW Consignment. Shelved in Room A Oversized. 1353033. Special Collections.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). 5 volumes. Frontispiece copperplate portraits in each volume. 8vo, full contemporary brown crushed morocco, ornately gilt spines, marbled page edges. Hinges on volume 1 and 5 reinforced. Edinburgh: Printed For Stirling and Slade, And Archibald Constable. 1819. A New Edition, Carefully Revised. (First published in English in 1756, this is the first edition with the appendix.). A handsome set.

6 volumes, portraits of Sully and Henry IV, 7 x 4, full polished calf, covers very worn, hinges loose, back cover of vol 1 missing, front cover of vol 3 detached, vol 6 split in two pieces (from top to bottom), contents good, w/ folding map in vol 1 torn in margin, a couple of edge tears but overall contents vg. Fourth Ed., SWAF.