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Histoire de la paix sous le regne du tres-chrestien roy de France et de Nauarre, Henry IIII.
Leaves numbered irregularly.
Continued by: Mercure francois.
The historie of Philip de Commines Knight, Lord of Argenton.
With a final errata leaf.
For additional details on copies, see Michael Jones, "The reception of the Memoirs of Philippe de Commynes in early modern Britain" in "1521-2011 Philippe de Commynes"…
Tags: 16th century, folio, France, history, manuscript waste, purchase
A generall historie of France
Supplemented mostly from works of Pierre Matthieu.
Engraved title-page, signed "Renold Elstrack sculpsit."
Text continuous despite pagination irregularities.
First leaf…
The history of France
Titlepages in red and black.
Tags: 18th century, France, history, octavo, Woolf gift
Fabyan's chronicle
Special title page for volume 2: The seconde volume of Fabyans cronycle conteynyng the cronycles of Englande and of Fraunce, from the begynnyng of the reygne of…
Tags: 16th century, biography, France, Great Britain, history, marginalia, purchase, royalty
The historie of France
In the Huntington copy, the second Earl of Bridgewater has signed the name "Tho: Dannett" to the dedication.
Colophon reads: London printed…
Tags: 16th century, folio, France, history, manuscript waste, purchase
Histoire de Guillaume III
Two added title-pages, engr.; the first reads: Histoire metalique de Guillaume III, Roy de la Grande Bretaigne
Contains engravings by Romein de Hooghe.
Les blasons des armes de la royale maison de Bourbon & de ses alliances
Government Loan for the War against France, a £700 Bond
Tags: 17th century, Exchequer, France, government loan, Lord Halifax, war
A Bond from Tresor Royal
Tags: 17th century, France, French, loan, parchment, Paris, printed, Royal Treasury
A 9% Life Annuity from Trésor Royal
Tags: 18th century, annuity, Bifolium, France, French, paper, printed, Royal Treasury, stamps
A Share for Mine de Lessards
Lottery Loan Numbers for Compagnie des Indes
Tags: 18th century, Bifolium, Compagnie des Indes, France, French, lottery loans, paper, printed
Decree to Surpress Financial Institutions
A Share and Coupons for Compagnie des Indes
Tags: 18th century, Compagnie des Indes, coupons, embossed seal, France, French, share
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Liber chronicarum
Hand-coloured by Johann Kruyshaar c. 1521, his and other early marginal notes (some shaved) intermittently throughout, including his catalogue of the…