RARE WORK ON THE HISTORY OF POLAND

DESFONTAINES, M. L'ABBE (PIERRE FRANCOIS GUYOT).

Histoire des revolutions de Pologne. Depuis le commencement de cette monarchie jusqu' a la mort d'Auguste II. 2 vols.

Amsterdam (Paris), F. l'Honore 1735.

8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with four raised bands and richly gilt spines. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Front hinge on vol. II partly split. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally nice and clean. XXIV, 243 pp. + 1 folded map; (2), 206, (38) pp. + 2 folded maps. 

Uncommon first edition of this history of Poland spanning from the beginning of the 11th century to the advent of Stanislas Leszczynski (1677 – 1766). Complete with all three maps.

Order-nr.: 61355