A declaration of Monsieur De la Noue, to the diet of the empire, At Francfort, In the Name of the French King. With Proper Observations upon that Masterpiece of French Policy. Translated from the Dutch.
London.
Sold by John Palairet et al., 1743.
First English edition.
8vo.
20pp. Disbound. Inked annotation to head of title, very slight marginal loss to final leaf.
The first edition in English, translated from the Dutch (with extensive footnotes analysing the contents), of a conciliatory address delivered by French minister Denis Malbrand de La Noüe, on behalf of Louis XV, to Queen of Hungary Maria Theresa following the signing of the Treaty of Breslau in an effort to affirm the allegiance between the two powers during the ongoing War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).
Rare, with ESTC locating only three copies worldwide; BL, NLS, and Yale.
Rare, with ESTC locating only three copies worldwide; BL, NLS, and Yale.
ESTC T82371.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 12558
