[CARLOIX (V.)]. Mémoires de la vie de François de Scepeaux, - Lot 78

[CARLOIX (V.)]. Mémoires de la vie de François de Scepeaux, Sire de Vieilleville et Comte de Duretal, Maréchal de France; contenants plusieurs anecdotes des regnes de François I, Henri II, François II, & Charles IX. Paris, Guerin & Delatour, 1757. 5 volumes in-12, lemon morocco, ornate ribbed spines, triple gilt fillet framing the boards with gilt arms in the center, gilt roulette on the edges and inside, gilt edges (period binding). Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait by Moitte. First edition of this biography of the Maréchal de Vieilleville (1509-1571), written by the man who was his secretary for over thirty years. From one of the oldest and most illustrious families in Anjou, the Maréchal de Vieilleville was involved in major European events from the reign of François I to the end of the reign of Charles IX. Minor spotting and wear to boards. A precious contemporary morocco copy bearing the arms of Henri Reinecke (1685-1772), Count of Calenberg. He was provost of Meissen, grand master of artillery and chamberlain to the emperor in 1729. He moved to Brussels in 1754, where he amassed an important collection of books, paintings and prints, which was dispersed after his death (Armorial belge du bibliophile, p. 687).