3 vol. 12mo. vol. I, 216 leaves; vol. II, 225 leaves; vol. III, 230 leaves; printer’s imprint at the end of Tome II.
Jefferson bought several copies of this work from
Froullé between 1787 and 1791. His first copy was bought on June 27, 1787, shortly after publication. The copy entered on the undated manuscript catalogue is priced
9-15 which may have been inclusive of the binding. The price on Froullé’s bill was
7.10 (livres).
This work is usually included on Jefferson’s lists of recommended reading.
For a note on Millot see no. 126. The first edition of this work was published in 1767-1769.
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Instructions sur l’histoire de France par Vetour.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 12. no. 24, as above.
VETOUR.
Instructions (nouvelles) sur l’histoire de France, à l’usage de la jeunesse.
Paris:
Servière,
1786.
First Edition. 12mo. No copy of this work was located for collation.
Listed on Jefferson’s undated manuscript catalogue with the price
3 (livres).
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Varila hist. de St. Louis et Louis X
me.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 14. no. 25, Verila. histoire de France de St. Louis a Charles IX, 9 v. 12mo.
VARILLAS,
Antoine.
La Minorité de Saint Louis, avec l’Histoire de Louis XI et de Henri II. Par le Sieur Varillas.
Seconde Edition, revüe & corrigée.
A
La Haye: chez
Adrian Moetjens,
1687.
12mo. 270 leaves, printer’s woodcut device on the title-page.
The Library of Congress 1815 catalogue has one entry only, as above, for this and the four following books, 9 volumes in all.
Antoine Varillas, 1624-1696, French historian. The first edition of this work was printed in 1685.
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.........................................Francis I
re.
3. v.
12
mo.
VARILLAS,
Antoine.
Histoire de François I. Par Monsr. Varillas. Nouvelle Edition, revüe, augmentée & divisée en
trois Tomes. Tome Premier [-Troisième].
A
La Haye: chez
Arnout Leers,
1686.
3 vol. 12mo. vol. I, 183 leaves; vol. II, 223 leaves; vol. III, 166 leaves; the last two blank; printer’s woodcut device on
each title-page.
This edition not in Quérard.
First printed in Paris in 1685.
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.........................................Henri II
de.
2. v.
12
mo.
VARILLAS,
Antoine.
Histoire de Henri Second, par Monsieur Varillas . . .
Paris:
C. Barbin,
1691,
2.
2 vol. 12mo. No copy was seen for collation.
Henri II, 1503-1555, titular king of Navarre.
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