Thou (Jacques Auguste de)

Historiarum sui temporis [with: Commentariorum de Vita Sua]

5 vols. in 4 , plus ‘Commentariorum’ at end of the final volume, vol. 1: half-title, engraved title, pp. 219-230 with clean tear to fore-edge margin (not affecting text); vol. 2: title printed in red and black, waterstained, corner of MM4 torn (not affecting text), early marginal annotations and underlining in ink on pp. 434-443; vol. 3: early marginal annotations and underlining in ink on pp. 121-136; vol. 4: title printed in red and black, lacking 2 preliminary leaves (a4-5), some worming; vol 5: some waterstaining occasional rust holes, vols. 1-2 in contemporary vellum, flat spines, worn, vols. 3-4 in contemporary vellum with blindstamped central arabesque to sides, spines with raised bands, worn, folio, vols. 1-4: Paris: A. and H. Drouart, 1606-1609; vol. 5: [Geneva:] P. de la Rouviere, 1620; ‘Commentariorum’ [Geneva: P. de la Rouviere], 1621 (4)

Provenance: University of Lund duplicate stamps and printed label stating this book was purchased at a public auction of Lund University’s duplicates, 18 April 1855.