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Lot n° 51

Collection of various curious pieces to be used...

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Collection of various curious pieces to be used for history. Cologne, Jean Du Castel [Foppens], 1664, petit in-12, 297 p., full long-grain red morocco, dishes surrounded by a triple gold fillet, spine ribbed, boxes framed by a triple gold fillet, gold edges (spine light dark). Binding signed Thompson and Theys [?]. This collection consists of the following pieces: Answer to the memoirs of the Count de La Chastre. (By the Count of Brienne.) Conjuration on the city of Barcelona by the Baroness d'Alby. Relation of the death of Marquis Monaldeschi. (By the R.P. Le Bel.) Motives of France for the war in Germany. Letter in the name of a foreigner about the peace between France and Spain. Beautiful binding.