Three French translations: (1) Ariosto. Roland Furieux, poeme heroique de l'Arioste,

traduction nouvelle; Par M*** (Jean-Baptiste de Mirabaud). The Hague, P. Gosse, 1741, 4 vols., (4),373; (4),431; (4),411; (4),373 pp., contemp. unif. marbled calf, gilt and ribbed spines w. 2 contrast. mor. letterpieces, sm. 8vo.

Occ. minor internal and external defects, but an attractive set, each vol. w. owner's entry "Contessa Teresa de Lockhart" on first blank. (2) A. Varillas. Les anecdotes de Florence, ou l'histoire secrète de la maison de Medicis. Par le sieur de Varillas. The Hague, A. Leers, 1685, (40),323 pp., contemp. calf, gilt and ribbed spine w. mor. letterpiece. Partly waterst. and w. wormholes in lower blank margin. Joints splitting. The first edition, a second edition appeared in 1687 (see the following lot). And a French translation of Machiavelli published in The Hague, 1748 (date altered into 1749 in pen). (total 3 works in 6 vols.)