INCREDIBLE FIND - ONLY FOUR COPIES
"Printed for Matth. Gillyflower, at the Black-Spread-Eagle in Westminster-Hall ;
Will. Freeman, at the Bible against the Middle-Gate in Fleet-Street ;
J. Walthoe, under the Cloisters in the Middle-Temple ;
and R. Parker, at the Unicorn under the Royal Exchange. 1695."
Later editions and publications did have the author's name included on the title page however this copy is ESPECIALLY RARE
(please see provenance picture on inside cover)
Uniformly bound calf backed marbled boards featuring nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. The folded plate with beautiful map denoting region The Siege of La Rochelle.
Focuses
on Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, on his role as
the principal minister of state to Louis XIII and his impact on France
and Navarre.The
work spans Richelieu’s efforts to centralize power in France, his
rivalry with the House of Austria, his, and his involvement in the
Thirty Years' War.
Jean Le Clerc (1657–1736) was a known scholar who documented this tumultuous period in French history. Born in Geneva, Jean Le Clerc is regarded as one of the major paradigmatic representatives of the golden age of the république des lettres. The theologian and philosopher published numerous critical works and was renowned for his intensive activity as a journalist.
Note on Provenance: John Harvey and the Ickwell Bury Library
Ickwell Bury Library was the heart of the Manor of Ickwell. Today, books featuring provenance stamps bearing the name "Ickwell Bury Library, Bedfordshire" are often regarded as historically significant and recognized as a prestigious provenance in fine literature and historical sales from world-renowned auction houses such as Christie's and Sotheby's.