MOTTERVILLE, Françoise de. Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire - Lot 174

MOTTERVILLE, Françoise de. Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire d'Anne d'Autriche, épouse de Louis XIII. Amsterdam, François Changuion, 1723. 5 vol. in-12, later half-brown basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and title page on salmon basane, red edges. 11 ff.n.ch - 557 pp. ; 570 ; 588 ; 558 and 506 pp. - 43 ff.n.ch. Bindings fragile, rubbed, corners worn. Rare first edition of the memoirs of Anne of Austria (1601-1666) published from the notes of one of her principal favorites, Françoise de Motteville (1621-1689). They provide a more intimate and private view of the life of the Sun King's mother, particularly during the events of the Fronde. Nice copies of historical importance, fresh interior.