1770 Duke of Sully Memoires France
Henry IV Huguenot Utopian Europe 5v SET Map
“A very valuable memoire of the history of
the reign of Henry IV”
Maximlien de Bethune
was a 16th-century French statesman who was the first Duke of Sully.
Most known for his service under Henry IV of France, Sully left a collection of
memoirs which is now a valuable and important work on the history of France
during the reign of Henry the Great. Even though ‘Memoires’ contains many
fictitious stories, it is still recognized for its accuracy and portrayal of
European royalty.
The most
controversial section of ‘Memoires’ is Sully’s vision of a utopian society
designed for all of Europe. He envisioned a Christian republic that was
governed by a ‘Very Christian Council’ in which all differences were resolved,
and a military was complete removed. Some scholars even claim that Sully’s plan
helped establish what would become the current European Union.
According to Tulard,
this work is a “very valuable memoire of the history of the reign of Henry IV.”
Item number: #9642
Price: $599
BETHUNE, Maximilien de Duke of
Sully
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully,
Prime Minister of Henry the Great. Newly translated from the French edition of
M. de L'Ecluse. To which is annexed, the trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the
murder of Henry the Great
Edinburgh: Printed for A. Donaldson, and sold at
his shops... Arundel Street, Strand, London, and Edinburgh, 1770.
Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages; 5
volumes
o Vol. I – [5], vi-xvi, [1], 409, [1]
§ Large folding map of France
o Vol. II – [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-413, [1]
o Vol. III – [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-430
o Vol. IV – [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-490
o Vol. V – [3], iv-vi, [1], 2-237, [181]
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~7in
X 4.25in (17.5cm x 10.5cm)
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Very rare and desirable
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