Saturday, October 10, 2009

Memoirs of Maximillion de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great, 1763



Portsmouth Vintage Bookstore has just listed a wonderful set of antiquarian books containing the memoirs of the prime minister to Henry the Great on Ebay!

Memoirs of Maximillion de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great

Volumes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 (5 of 6 original volumes)

The Fourth Edition

London

Printed for A. Milar, in the Strand; R. and J. Dobsley in Pall-Mall; and W. Shropshire, in New-Bond-Street

1763 (MDCCLXIII)

Leather bindings

Condition: All five volumes are complete, nice tight bindings with boards and covers firmly attached. Leather boards shows scuff marks and stress lines along spine, but all in all has held up quite well over the years . Labels missing from spine on Volumes 1, 4, 5, 6.

Complete sets of this edition list for $350-$1000 online.

This is a three day auction ending on Tuesday, October 13. Bid now on by visiting our online store on Ebay:

http://myworld.ebay.com/portsmouthvintagebooks/