CATEL (Guillaume). History of the Counts of Toulouse. With S - Lot 46

CATEL (Guillaume). History of the Counts of Toulouse. With Several Treatises and Ancient Chronicles Concerning the Same History. Toulouse, Pierre Bosc, 1623. 2 parts in one folio volume, marbled sheepskin, decorated spine, red-speckled edges (18th-century binding). The second part, with the separate title *The Counts of Toulouse with Their Portraits Drawn from an Old Gascon Manuscript*, is illustrated with 10 copper engravings depicting 19 portraits. The only edition of this work by Guillaume Catel, Counselor to the King at the Court of the Parliament of Toulouse (1560–1626). He was one of the first historians of Toulouse and Languedoc and played an important role in the conviction of Cesar Vanini in Toulouse in 1619. A few scuffs. Water stain on one corner, affecting about sixty pages. One torn corner, damaged caps, and a slightly split spine.

Estimación:€800

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