- Lot 517

François Eudes de MÉZERAY / [HENRI-PHILIPPE DE LIMIERS] - Chronological summary of the History of France. Volume one [-tenth]. [And:] [Henri-Philippe de LIMIERS] - Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de France, sous les règnes de Louis XIII & Louis XIV. To serve as a sequel to that of Franc̜. de Mezeray. New expanded edition of the Life of Mézeray. Tome premier [-third]. Amsterdam, David Mortier, 1740. 13 volumes in-12, 170 x 105 mm, contemporary blond calf, five-ribbed spines with fleurons, title and giblets (9 upper headpieces torn off). Identical binding, followed by the tomaison. Our copy is illustrated with a frontispiece and 64 out-of-text portraits. Paper slightly browned in places. Decorative series.