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COMMYNES,PHILIPPE DE (TRANSLATED BY THOMAS DANET) HISTORY OF PHILIP DE COMMINES Knight, Lord of Argenton to which is now added .. a Preface .. Life of Angelo Cattho .. Two Epistles of John Sleiden relating to said History never before published.London, Printed by S[arah]. G[riffin]. for Joshua Kirton, at the Kings Arms in Saint Pauls Church Yard 1665 Frontis of Lewis XI, Charles Duke of Burgundy & Philip de Commines + elaborate border architectonic & floriated with grotesques & cherubs, head-pie. Folio near contemporary ruled calf on 5 raised bands spine extra gilt (some splitting to spine but covers firmly attached/spine gilt some chipped/tips worn) [22] +290 +[12pp] Printer's device to p272 preceding the genealogical tables. Endpapers not glued down, Frontis with edge creasing & slight tears without loss, a well margined very clean tight copy (WING C5541). *History of French wars in which Commynes played a prominent part first as adviser to the Burgundian Duke Charles the Rash but switching his allegiance to King Louis XI whose Machiavellian subtlety he preferred to Charles' arrogance and impetuosity. Written in French and first published in 1525 they are a primary source for the history of that time.
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