DURIVAL (Nicolas) - Description de la Lorraine et du Barrois - Lot 307

DURIVAL (Nicolas) - Description de la Lorraine et du Barrois. Nancy, Veuve Leclerc, 1778; in-4, XXII + 392 + XII + 396 + 460 + IV + 248 + [8] + 4 pp. of table, full contemporary marbled calf binding, 5-rib spine, speckled edges, beige morocco title-pieces. The 2 volumes (actually 4 volumes bound in 2). Book complete with folding map (colored outlines) - We have all three volumes and the fourth supplement. After a historical introduction to Lorraine is a geographical description, village by village, bailiwick by bailiwick. Jean-Baptiste Luton Durival, born July 4, 1725 in Saint-Aubin-sur-Aire and died February 14, 1810 in Heillecourt, was a French historian. The younger brother of Nicolas Luton Durival, Jean-Baptiste followed in his brother's footsteps as secretary to the Councils of State and Finance of Stanislas, Duke of Lorraine. In 1766, he became First Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Duke of Choiseul. In 1777, he was sent to Holland as Minister of France. He contributed articles on military art to the Encyclopédie, and left a number of unpublished opuscules. He was a member of the Académie de Stanislas. A very fine copy. Sale Lebrun 837, Noël 4067. Consultant: Mr. Philippe HENRY