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1682Philippe de Commines Burgundy France Law Memoirs Dutch Hague Printing Rare & Valuable Political CLASSIC / Free Shipping +NR This is a wonderful and rare offering of the following work written in French Main author: Commynes, Philippe de, ca. 1447-1511. Title details: Les memoires de messire Philippe de Comines, seigneur d'Argenton : contenans l'Histoire des Rois Louis XI & Charles VIII depuis l'an 1464 jusques en 1498. Reveus & corrigez sur divers Manuscrits,& anciennes Impressions. Published: The Hague : Arnout Leers Enfeigne de Plutarque distributor, 1682. Other names: Godefroy, Denis, 1549-1621. This is a wonderful volume with fantastic contents and would make a great addition to any collection. I have recently been so pleased by hearing how much my books have been delightful gifts for others. Therefore, I encourage you to think ahead…Anniversary, Birthday, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any other special occasion! As a book lover there is not much I would rather receive as a gift. This is one of several such works I am listing, so be sure to check out my other listings. I have included a biography at the end of the listing for those interested. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Wear : wear as seen in the photos; see photos Binding : leather binding Pages : complete with all 600 pages; plus indexes, prefaces, and such ; Publisher : The Hague : Arnout Leers Enfeigne de Plutarque distributor, 1682. Unique features: rare and excellent contents; ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm) Please understand that I am not an expert on every matter of my books, but am only a lover of old books. I have done my best to describe these books based on my current knowledge, but nobody is perfect. I welcome any questions you may have about contents or condition. I know that the pictures do not usually do justice to the books. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Shipping Note: I always ship very securely in a secure box, well packaged and wrapped, and very quickly (95% of the time within one business day unless we are out for the day). Returns: I very much want the winner to be satisfied and understand that while doing my best to list accurately, nobody is perfect. I will give returns as a full money-back return less the shipping cost and fees from eBay and Paypal if notified promptly and receive items back in exact same condition within 14 days of auction close. Payments: If after 1 week of auction close I still have not received payment and have not been notified by email of arrangements, I reserve the right to offer item to second bidder Philippe de Commines (or de Commynes or "Philippe de Comines", Latin Philippus Cominaeus; 1447 – c. 1511) was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. He has been called "the first truly modern writer" (Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve) and "the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times" (Oxford Companion to English Literature). Neither a chronicler nor a historian in the usual sense of the word, his analyses of the contemporary political scene are what made him virtually unique in his own time. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Burgundy 1.3 Service of Louis XI 1.4 Mémoires 2 References 3 Notes 4 External links [edit] Biography [edit] Early life Commines was born at Renescure (in what was then the county of Flanders), to an outwardly wealthy family. His parents were Colard van den Clyte (or de La Clyte) and Marguerite d'Armuyden.[1] In addition to being seigneur of Renescure, Watten and Saint-Venant, Clyte became bailiff of Flanders for the Duke of Burgundy in 1436,[2] and had been taken prisoner at the Battle of Agincourt.[3] Philippe took his surname from a seigneurie on the Lys which had belonged to the family of his paternal grandmother, Jeanne de ... read more

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