Memoires de m. de **** pour servir a l?histoire des négociations depuis le traité de Riswick jusqu?à la paix d?Utrecht. 1-3.

(COLBERT DE TORCY, Jean-Baptiste.)

A propos de cet article

The Hague, 1756. 12mo. (4),+ iii,+ (1),+ 368; (4),+ 412; (4),+ 439 pp. A tear without loss of letter at pp 91-92 in part two. Somewhat later half calf, with finely gilt spines and marbled boards. Three volumes. From the library of the Celsing brothers at Biby mansion in Södermanland. First edition of Jean Baptiste Colbert?s history of the negotiations before the peace of Utrecht. It is considered invaluable for its coverage for the treaty of Ryswick (1697) and the following War of the Spanish succesion (1701-14). A second edition was printed in 1757. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, marquis de Torcy, (1665-1746) was an important French diplomat and a force behind the serie of international conferences that led to the peace treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The Celsing brothers, Ulric and Gustaf, were Swedish diplomats, mostly in Constantinople, and famous for their collection of Ottoman portraits and paintings.

N° de réf. du vendeur 87081

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Memoires de m. de **** pour servir a l?histoire des négociations depuis le traité de Riswick jusqu?à la paix d?Utrecht. 1-3.
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: Good
• Type de livre: Hardcover / Hardback