Godefroy Comte d'Estrades, Letters, Memoirs and Negotiations - Lot 143

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Godefroy Comte d'Estrades, Letters, Memoirs and Negotiations - Lot 143
Godefroy Comte d'Estrades, Letters, Memoirs and Negotiations of the Count d'Estrades, both as Ambassador of H. M. T. C. in Italy, England and Holland, and as Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Peace of Nijmegen, together with Messrs. Colbert and Comte d'Avaux; with the replies of the King and the Secretary of State; a work in which the purchase of Dunkirk is included, and many other interesting things. New edition in which everything that had been deleted in previous editions has been restored. In London, by J. Nourse, 1743. 9 vol. in-12. low. speckled, spine ribbed and ornamented, triple gilt fillet framing on covers, edges. marbled (19th century binding). Last edition, by far the most complete, published by Prosper Marchand. "The Comte d'Estrades was one of those nobles of humble origin who made their fortune by serving both in the army and in diplomacy. First a page of Louis XIII, he fought in Holland, then under the orders of Cardinal de La Valette. He was also perpetual mayor of Bordeaux since 1653, governor of Dunkirk, then of Roussillon, became ambassador to England in 1661, had a famous conflict with Baron de Watteville, ambassador of Spain and negotiated the restitution of Dunkirk to France. His letters and memoirs tell all the facts of his life, from 1637 to 1662, from 1663 to 1668 and from 1676 to 1677 ". Bourgeois and André, 1026. Good copy from the Jeanbernat Barthelemy library of Ferrari Doria (ex-libris). Another heraldic ex-libris, from the Renouard de Bussière library, bears the motto Faire et Taire. The fourth volume is in a slightly different binding.
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