LOUVET (Pierre). The history of the city and town of Beauvai - Lot 113

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LOUVET (Pierre). The history of the city and town of Beauvai - Lot 113
LOUVET (Pierre). The history of the city and town of Beauvais, and the antiquities of the country of Beauvaisis. With a chronology of the bishops, abbots, & abbeys of this area. In Rouen, by Manassez de Preaulx, 1613-1614. In-8, [7] f., 604 p., 19th c. midnight blue half-chagrin, spine with 5 nerves, author, title and date gilt, marbled edges (hole in the margin of the title, without the last blank f., extensive but very pale wetness). First edition of this historical work on Beauvais and its surroundings. Composed of 4 parts, each preceded by a particular title page, of which only the first is dated 1614, the others bearing 1613. Pierre Louvet (circa 1569-1646), lawyer at the Parliament of Paris, master of the requests of Queen Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot), was a native of Beauvais. Illustrated on the title with a copper-engraved vignette with the arms of Beauvais. Provenance: Jean Baptiste Marie Bailliere (1797-1885), founding president of the Cercle de la Librairie (etiq. ex-libris).
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