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COMMYNES (Philippe de)

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The Memoirs of Messire Philippe de Commines, Sr. d'Argenton. In Leiden, Chez les Elzeviers, 1648. In-16, green morocco, gilt fillet framing the covers, fleuron at the corners, gilt lace on back cover, decorated spine with ribbed bands, gilt edges, slipcase (English binding mid 19th c. & modern slipcase). An engraved title-frontispiece. From the Carolus Jacobus Stuart Library, with ex-libris (19th c.). A short margin at the head, but a BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN LEATHER of this "admirably executed edition" (Willems, 634).