CAUMONT DE LA FORCE (Charlotte-Rose) - Anecdote galante ou h - Lot 137

CAUMONT DE LA FORCE (Charlotte-Rose) - Anecdote galante ou histoire secrète de Catherine de Bourbon Duchesse de Bar et soeur de Henry le grand Roy de France & de Navarre. Avec les intrigues de la cour durant les règnes de Henri III & de Henri IV. Nancy, s.e., 1703; in-12, preface, 542 pp. + errata, bound in full contemporary calf, spine decorated with 5 nerves, speckled edges, beige morocco title-piece, top cap to be restored. Rare first edition. A romanticized history of the love affair between the Duchess of Bar and Charles de Bourbon, Comte de Soissons. A convinced Calvinist, she was forced by her brother to marry Henri, the eldest son of Charles III of Lorraine. Langlard 462 Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY