[HAY DU CHASTELET].

[HAY DU CHASTELET]. A Collection of Various Pieces for Use in History. (Paris), 1643. Large 4to, (6)-1025-(1) pp. Fine, finely speckled fawn sheepskin of the period, gilt fillets framing the covers, gilt embossing of the coat of arms and motto in the center of the covers, fluted spine with floral panels highlighted by blind-stamped fillets. Paul Hay du Chastelet (1592–1636), a French magistrate, orator, and writer who became a member of the Académie Française, served as a Councilor of State

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