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Original decorated wrappers. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. From the library of Robert Knecht. Signed by Madeleine Lazard on front free endpaper (addressed to Robert Knecht). Light soiling to text block edges and minor creasing to top right corners. Slight wear & light soiling to spine, covers & corners. Discolouration to cover margins (see picture).; From the library of Robert Knecht. Signed by Madeleine Lazard on front free endpaper (addressed to Robert Knecht). Light soiling to text block edges and minor creasing to top right corners. Slight wear & light soiling to spine, covers & corners. Discolouration to cover margins (see picture).; 18 x 11.6 x 1.3 cms; 207 pages; Pierre de LâEstoile (1546â"1611) was a French diarist, collector, and civil servant who is best known for his detailed and often colourful chronicles of life in late 16th and early 17th-century Paris. A loyal subject of Henri IV and a moderate Catholic, LâEstoile worked as a notary and clerk in the Paris Parlement, giving him a front-row seat to the political and religious turmoil of the Wars of Religion. His extensive personal journals, later known as the MÃ moires-Journaux, record not only major historical events but also everyday rumours, pamphlets, songs, and personal observations, offering a vivid and sometimes gossipy portrait of the period. Though not intended for publication, his writings have become an invaluable resource for historians, preserving the atmosphere of a turbulent and transitional time in French history. …

Original Boards. Condition: As New. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Light shelfwear.; Octavo; 341 pages.