1693 1ed Memoirs Henry of Turenne & Frederic Duke of Bouillon ENGLISH Langlade

1693 1^ed Memoirs Henry of Turenne & Frederic Duke of Bouillon ENGLISH Langlade

A rare, 17^th-century English translation of Jacques de Langlade’s memoirs on the lives of Henri, Viscount of Turenne and his brother Frederic of Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon. These two brothers were important French marshals known for their military leadership during the Dutch War.

This first English edition was translated out of the French by William King.

Item number: #6453

Price: $499

LANGLADE, Jacques de

New Memoirs and Characters of the two great Brothers, the Duke of Bouillon, and Mareschal Turenne

London: Printed by T.W. for Tho. Bennet, 1693. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages

o   [8], 121, [7]

• References: Wing S 740; Arber Term Cat II, 452;
• Provenance: Handwritten

o   L. Arthur Somerset

• Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset (1780 – 1816), English politician, was the sixth son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort. He served an MP for Monmouthshire.
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure

o   Visible repair at inner hinges

• Size: ~7.25in X 4.5in (18.5cm x 11.5cm)

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