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CASTELNAU, MICHEL DE. Mémoires. 2 engraved portraits of the author and his grandson, Jacques de Castelnau; woodcut coats of arms in text. [24], 907, [13]; [2], 909, [1], [2], 125, [12] pages. 3 parts in 2 volumes. Folio, 334x221 mm, later 17th-century calf gilt with arms of Nicolas Lambert, Seigneur de Thorigny (1657-1729; Olivier 1772), spines darkened, joints starting, cords intact; occasional toning, marginal dampstaining at end of both volumes, scattered stains elsewhere, soiling and obliterated stamps on titles. Paris: Pierre Lamy, 1659
Second edition of an important contemporary source for the wars of religion in France, written by a prominent soldier and diplomat and originally published in 1621. The book covers events during the reigns of François II, Charles IX, and Henri III.
