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Shelfmark

Fp.8.18 - Fp.8.19

Author

Title

Memoires concernant Christine reine de Suede, : pour servir d'eclaircissement a l'histoire de son regne et principalement de sa vie privée, et aux evenemens de l'histoire de son tems civile et litéraire: suivis de deux ouvrages de cette savante princesse, qui n'ont jamais été imprimés.

Publication, distribution, etc.

A Amsterdam et a Leipzig, : Chez Pierre Mortier, libraire., MDCCLI [-MDCCLX] [1751-1760].

Physical description

4 v. : ill., map, port. ; 27 cm (4to).

Note

Title-pages printed in red and black.

Note

Frontispiece port. (plate) of Christine in t. 1 signed: "P. Tanjé sculp." and "Bourdon pinx.".

Note

Tome 1 preface signed: Arckenholtz.

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Engraved title-page vignettes; head- and tail- pieces; initials.

Note

Includes half titles.

Note

Title continues: Le tout fondé sur ses lettres, & recueilli des historiens & des monumens les plus authentiques, tant manucrits qu'imprimés, accompagné de remarques historiques, politiques, critiques & litéraires; avec des médailles & un appendice de pièces justificatives ou instructives.

Note

Volumes 3 and 4 were published as supplements, and have some variations in title. Imprint reads: Amsterdam [etc.] J. Schreuder -- P. Mortier le jeune 1759-60.

Note

Pagination of volumes 1 and 2: [4], xxviii, 560, [2]; [14], 348, 202, 144, 34, [76] p.

Citation/references note

Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes, III, 182

Provenance

Booklabel of Eton College Library.

Binding

Contemporary sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet border; blind tooled dash roll on board edges; gold tooled double fillet on spine; dark red morocco spine labels with gold tooled lettering; red sprinkled edges; damp damage to bottom outer corner of both boards.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmarks: Ao.3.6, Ap.4.5

Subject

Christina, 1626 - 1689 Queen of Sweden,

Subject

Sweden History Christina, 1632-1654.

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Germany Leipzig.

Added entry--place

Netherlands Amsterdam.

Identifier

B45839
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