Ambassades de messieurs de Noailles en Angleterre.. Rédigées par feu M. l'Abbé de Vertot. Ouvrage posthume de cet auteur. Tome premier[-cinquieme].
Abbé René-Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf (1655-1735)
Category
Books
Date
1763
Materials
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
NT 3002096
Summary
Bibliographic description
5v. 12mo. Former acc. no. 4345.1-5. Provenance: Bequest of James de Rothschild, 1957. Provenance: 1897 Waddesdon catalogue, p.59. Provenance: Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise (1715-1787), emblems on spine. William Beckford (with manuscript notes in vols. 1-2); Alexander, tenth , duke of Hamilton, sold by the twelfth duke (Sotheby's July 1883) bought by Toovey. Binding: contemporary French light brown calf; spine gilt with alternate mascles and ermine of the Rohan-Soubise family. Red lettering and green numeration pieces. Red, white and blue headbands, blue silk marker, red edges, medium-combed marbled endleaves.
Makers and roles
Abbé René-Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf (1655-1735) Abbé René-Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf (1655-1735