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DAVILA, Enrico Caterino (1576-1631). Histoire des guerres civiles de France . Translated by Jean Baudoin. Paris: P. Rocolet, 1644. Volume II (only, of 2), 2° (358 x 241mm). Title printed in red and black with woodcut printer's device. Woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. (Variable light browning, occasional light spotting and marking, some light marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary light brown morocco gilt, boards with broad borders of gilt rolls and fillets enclosing a semé of fleurs-de-lys, fleur-de-lys cornerpieces, enclosing arms of Louis XIV [variant of Olivier 2494, fer 1], spine gilt in compartments, morocco lettering-pieces in 2, others decorated with fleurs-de-lys enclosed by foliate tools, gilt edges (some slight scuffing and rubbing, splitting on joints, skilfully recornered and repaired on board-edges, upper and lower spine compartments skilfully replaced). Provenance : Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715, binding)--Thomas Woodward (bookplate)--Lengertz' Antikvariat, Malmö (bookseller's ticket on upper pastedown)--Victor von Stedingk (bookplate). A BINDING FROM THE LIBRARY OF KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE. As Olivier notes, in the early years of his reign Louis XIV employed a fer used by Louis XIII (cf. 2494, note to fer 1), and this binding, on a volume published the year after Louis XIII's death, uses a fer which is a slight variant on that which was common to the two sovereigns.