Maximilien de Béthune - Mémoires de Sully ou Anecdotes - 1778

Rare 10-volume set attributed to Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, in editorial format by M. Thomas, the work presents the vast narrative of the political, military, and administrative actions of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, a central figure of the French State at the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century -

These memoirs constitute both a historical testimony and a retrospective construction aimed at highlighting the policy of the reign of Henri IV, with which Sully was closely associated. The text mainly recounts the events of the end of the Wars of Religion, the consolidation of royal power, and the administrative and economic reforms undertaken under the king’s reign -

Sully describes his role as principal minister and advisor, notably in managing the kingdom’s finances, stabilizing the economy, and rebuilding a State weakened by decades of internal conflicts -

The edition emphasizes the efforts deployed to restore monarchical authority, reestablish civil peace, and encourage agriculture, trade, and public works -

Maximilien de Béthune - Mémoires de Sully or Anecdotes - 1778 - 10 Volumes - M. Thomas -
, XLVJ +322 + 439 + 436 + 355 + 378 + 376 +380 + 294 + 308 + 238 pages.

Good condition of bindings, works in full brown morocco leather of the period, wear from use with some material loss, a few minor defects on covers and spine, several heads shaved, cracked spines, rubbed corners, red edges, smooth spine with gilded titles and tomes, on brown morocco pieces -

Good internal condition, slight browning, some specks, beautiful vignette on title pages, superb portrait in the frontispiece, endpapers in good condition -

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