Lot 340

RENNEVILLE, René Auguste Constantin de (1650-1723). The French Inquisition: Or, The History of the Bastille in Paris, The State-Prison in France... London: Printed for A. Bell, et al., 1715.

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RENNEVILLE, René Auguste Constantin de (1650-1723). The French Inquisition: Or, The History of the Bastille in Paris, The State-Prison in France... London: Printed for A. Bell, et al., 1715.

8vo. (closed tear at bottom of G6) Contemporary brown calf, stamped in blind, black morocco spine label, All edges speckled red (boards soiled, extremities lightly worn).

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. An interesting account of the infamous Bastille. The author spent 13 years as a prisoner there after being accused of espionage.

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RENNEVILLE, René Auguste Constantin de (1650-1723). The French Inquisition: Or, The History of the Bastille in Paris, The State-Prison in France... London: Printed for A. Bell, et al., 1715.

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