Catalogue Des Livres De La Bibliotheque De Feu M Le Blanc Secretaire D Etat Dont La Vente Se Fera A L

by Claude Auction Catalogue Le Blanc

$2,950 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

Woodcut arms of Le Blanc on title. xvi, 310 pp. lacking the 19-leaf index . 8vo, cont. calf headcap a bit defective , spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: G. Martin, 1729. The very rare sale catalogue of the library of Le Blanc 1669-1728 , who held many positions in the defense ministry of France, finally serving from 1726 until his death as chief defense minister. As befitting an “homme d’état, ” this was a library

• Binding: Leather

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