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Click here to see our other books! Memoirs of Maximilien de Bethune Duke of Sully Prime Minister of Henry the Great To Which is Annexed the Trial of Francis Ravaillac for the Murder of Henry the Great Maximilien de Bethune 1812 Allen & Co et al. : Lackington 7.5" by 4.5" xiv, 420pp; vii, 424pp; vii, 447pp; viii, 498pp; 401pp SUMMARY The memoirs to the assistant of King Henry IV of France. Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION With a frontispiece to volume I. Complete in five volumes, this is a 'New Edition' of this work. Translated into English from the original French. Maximilien de Bethune was a nobleman and a soldier. He assisted King Henry IV in his rule of France and built a strong centralised administrative system in France. Sully left his memoirs behind, which were written in the second person. It is a useful and valuable contemporary history of the time. However, the memoir does contain a number of fictions. CONDITION In full calf bindings with gilt stamping to the spines. Volume I has been rebacked with original boards preserved. Volumes II-V have repairs to the backstrips and joints preserving portions of original backstrips and boards. Externally, generally smart with heavy rubbing to the spine, joints and extremities. Loss to the head and tail of spines due to the rubbing. Front hinge and joint to volume I is tender. Front hinge and joint to volume II is weak and with further handling may detach. Rear hinge to volume II is tender. Both hinges to volume III are tender. Rear hinge to volume IV is weak. Front hinge and joint to volume V are weak and may detach with further handling. Front endpaper is loosening to the same volume. Rear hinge to volume V is also weak and may detach with further handling. Prior owner's pencil inscriptions to endpapers of volumes I-V. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are age toned. Spotting to endpapers and some offsetting at page edges. Instances of light scattered spots throughout all volumes. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques