[BIGNON (Jérôme). The Greatness of our Kings,... - Lot 9 - Giquello

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[BIGNON (Jérôme). The Greatness of our Kings,... - Lot 9 - Giquello
[BIGNON (Jérôme). The Greatness of our Kings, and their sovereign power. Paris, This month of January 1615 during the content of the Estats. In-8, ivory vellum, gilt edges (19th century binding). First edition of this work published during the Estates-General of 1614-1615, in which the author deals with the power of kings, the power of the Pope, lists the testimonies of several great characters who wrote against the temporal sword of the Pope, etc. The dedication to King Louis XIII of France is in the form of a letter to the King of France. The dedication to king Louis XIII is signed Théophile Dujay, pseudonym of Jérôme Bignon (1589-1656), magistrate, historian and philologist who was also librarian of the king. The author refers to the library of Elzéar Pin (1813-1883), with his armorial bookplate. Paper uniformly yellowed.
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