From Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariaat, Leidschendam, Netherlands
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La Haye (The Hague), H. van Bulderen, 1688. With engraved frontispiece. 4 lvs., 467 pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, back gilt (rubbed).*Bourgeois-André III, 360. Often reprinted work (first published Cologne 1685) describing the (military) life of Henri de Latour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (1611 - 1675), famous French marshal. Nicolas du Buisson (born Paris 1622) was according to the title 'premier capitaine et major du regiment de Verdelin'. In the past erroneously attributed to G. de Courtilz de Sandras (1644 - 1712), who only was the author of the preface. WorldCat: "D'apre`s Que rard, Du Buisson est le pseudonyme de Sandras de Courtilz, mais A. Waddington "de clare au contraire que le capitaine Du Buisson a re ellement existe et que Sandras de Courtilz s'est borne a` mettre une pre face en te^te de l'e dition de 1688" [Bourgeois et Andre , 1908]. J. Lombard, "Courtilz de Sandras et la crise du roman a` la fin du grand sie`cle", 1980, p. 222-227 a de montre l'existence de Du Buisson, et lui attribue ce texte."[(5024)]. Seller Inventory # 5024
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Title: La vie du vicomte de Turenne, maréchal ...
Binding: Hardcover
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