May 11, 2010 - Sale 2214

Sale 2214 - Lot 158

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
WICQUEFORT, ABRAHAM. L'Ambassadeur et ses Fonctions. [4], 965, [1]; 461, [67] pages. 2 volumes. 4to, contemporary calf gilt, spine ends chipped, joints cracked, cords intact, cover corners worn; some toning and minor foxing, later owner's marginalia and annotations on endpapers. The Hague: Jean & Daniel Steucker, 1680

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first edition of Wicquefort's manual of diplomacy, the first work of its kind.