All thick folios, text in French, leather-bound with gilt fillet border and panel, spines with raised bands and gilt designs, compartments, and title; includes the following:

MEMOIRES DES GAULES, DEPUIS LE DELUGE IUSQUES A L'ESTABLISSEMENT DE LA MONARCHIE FRANÇOISE. AVEC L'ESTAT DE L'EGLISE ET DE L'EMPIRE DEPUIS LA NAISSANCE DE IESUS-CHRIST. Paris: Chez Laurent Sonnius, 1627. Bound together with HISTOIRE GENERALE DE FRANCE. AVEC L'ESTAT DE L'EGLISE & DE L'EMPIRE. TOME I. Paris: Chez Claude Sonnius, 1629. Thick folio; [10], 378 (i.e. 380), [16] (page nos. 253 and 254 repeated); [24], 1-59, 96-108, 73-75, 112-117, 82-598, [22]pp. (numerous pages mis-numbered). With title page printed in red and black with vignette, second engraved title page, index, printed marginalia, decorated initials, and head-and tail-pieces.

HISTOIRE GENERALE DE FRANCE. AVEC L'ESTAT DE L'EGLISE & DE L'EMPIRE. TOME II. Paris: Chez Claude Sonnius, 1629. Thick folio; [16], 894 (i.e. 890), [34]pp. (several pages mis-numbered). With engraved title page, printed marginalia, decorated initials, and head-and tail-pieces.

HISTOIRE GENERALE DE FRANCE. AVEC L'ESTAT DE L'EGLISE & DE L'EMPIRE. TOME III. Paris: Chez Laurent Sonnius, 1628. Bound with HISTOIRE DE HENRY III ROY DE FRANCE ET DE POLOGNE. Paris: Chez Claude Sonnius, 1630. Thick folio; [14], 860, [30] (many pages mis-numbered); [8], 295, [13]pp. With engraved title page (dated 1629), second title page (dated 1628) printed in red and black with engraved vignette, and title page for Histoire de Henry III (dated 1630) printed in red and black with engraved portrait; with printed marginalia, decorated initials, and head-and tail-pieces.

Each 15 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

Scipion Dupleix (France, 1569-1661) was an historian who wrote numerous books on a variety of topics, such as physics, metaphysics, philosophy, and history. He was appointed the official historiographer of France by King Louis XIII in 1619.

All in rather fragile bindings with boards scuffed, corners heavily rubbed, joints fully cracked but with boards still attached, spines rubbed with small leather losses and tears at ends and near joints, with occasional wormhole and loss of head and/or tailband; Tomes I-III all with cut and pasted engraved title pages, "Tome II" partially hand-written; interiors with light to moderate toning, light scattered foxing, damp staining, and with occasional writing, wormhole, small repair, light grime, and small paper loss/edge chip/fraying; first volume with first free endpaper partially detached, third volume with small area of damage at tail edge; an overall good set with most pages clean except for typical age wear.