"history Of Provence" Messire Jean-françois De Gaufridi, 1st Edition Of 1694 In-folio 2tom

Exceptional and rare copy in a large folio volume in two volumes bound together, full calf spine with ribbed bands trimmed with gilt iron in the boxes, red morocco title. "History of Provence" by Messire Jean-François de Gaufridi Chevalier Baron de Trets, Advisor to the King in the Court of Parliament of the same Province. In its contemporary binding. In Aix from the Printing House of Charles David, 1694. This first edition of this important and esteemed History of Provence is a jewel which I cannot praise enough for its historical precision and its time. Illustrated with a beautiful full-page framed portrait of the Author by Cundier, Genealogical tables including 5 outside the text on a double page, 15 bands and historiated initials engraved on copper. It was published by the author's son, Abbot Gaufridi. "This History, says the Journal des Savants of 1699, is factually accurate, far from slander and flattery. The style is refined and noble; the author has sought the truth with infinite care.