[17th-Century Navy]. Memoirs of the Count of Forbin, Squadro - Lot 211

[17th-Century Navy]. Memoirs of the Count of Forbin, Squadron Commander, Knight of the Military Order of Saint Louis. The Memoirs of one of the most brilliant naval officers to serve under Louis XIV. Amsterdam, Published by the Company, 1730. 2 tomes in 2 in-12 volumes, each bound in marbled sheepskin, period calfskin spine decorated with small gilt metal tools, title and volume number labels in beige leather, double blind-stamped fillet framing the covers, guilloché edges and caps, red edges. (1)-383 and (1)-344 pp., headbands, initials, and tailpieces. Covers restored; minimal scuffing; a very small loss of leather at a lower corner of volume II; rare foxing. Edition published one year after the original of these memoirs, based on the notes of Simon Reboulet, secretary to the Count of Forbin [Quérard, II, 62]. Claude de Forbin (1656–1733), a brilliant naval officer during the reign of Louis XIV, distinguished himself in the naval wars against England and the United Provinces, took part in a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Siam, and rose to the rank of lieutenant general of the naval forces. A fine copy.