J. de Bussieres - Historia Francica - 1661

Joannes de Bussieres Historia Francica: from Pharamundo, the series continued through Louis XIV, represented in four volumes. Lyon, Barbie, Girin, Comba, 1661. Complete works in four volumes. Original edition of the work by the French Jesuit historian Jean de Bussières (1607–1678): rare to find so complete. Readable text, clear; simple exposition easy to read.
In full contemporary parchment with minor signs of time (missing parchment for about 1 cm on the cover of vol. IV); cords visible and the title handwritten on the spines. Some slight, natural foxing, but a good overall impression. Each volume has a calcographic frontispiece; Ex-libris of 1877 handwritten on the flyleaf. Pp. (24), 496, (16); (8), 526, (14); (4), 558, (18); (8), 603, (13); cm. 16 x 8.5