Memoires des sages et royalles oeconomies d'estat, domestiqves, politiqves et militaires de Henry le Grand, l'exemplaire des roys, le prince des vertus, des armes & des loix, & le pere en effet de ses peuples françois
Subtitle: et des servitvdes vtiles obeissances convenables & administrations loyales de Maximilien de Béthvne ...
Contributors: Radford, A. J. V., former owner.; Aletinographe de Clearetimelee,; Graphexechon de Pistariste,
Publisher: chez Aletinosgraphe de Clearetimelee & Graphexechon de Pistariste
Published: 1638
Place of publication: A Amstelredam
Language: fre
Number of pages: 535
Subjects: Henry -- IV, -- King of France, -- 1553-1610; France -- History -- Henry IV, 1589-1610
Notes: Date and place of publication from Brunet--"Imprimée au chateau de Sully, en 1638, par un imprimeur d'Angers."

The correct 1st printing, distinguished from the Rouen counterfeit of 1649 at p. 470-488 (v. 1); the poem "Paralelles ..." printed in roman, counterfeited in italic, cf. Mansell.

Vols. 3 and 4 were printed posthumously in 1662.

Signatures: [sec.]⁴ A-Mm⁶ Nn-Oo⁴; [parag.]⁴ A-Oo⁶ Pp² Qq-Rr⁴.

Device of Béthune family and wreath on titles; hand-colored.

Head- and tail-pieces, initials.

Includes printed marginalia.

Brunet (1864), v. 5, p. 587-588.

Mansell, 576:215 (4 v.)

BM, 16:755 (Béthune)

BN, 180:463.

WSU MASC copy has armorial bookplate of A. J. V. Radford on front pastedown.

WSU MASC copy is: 002-117304816.
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