ARCQ (Philippe-Auguste de Sainte-Foix, comte d'). Histoire g - Lot 24

ARCQ (Philippe-Auguste de Sainte-Foix, comte d'). Histoire générale des guerres. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1756. In-4, XII-CLXXVI-372 p. full contemporary speckled fawn calf, 5-ribbed spine, gilt title, ornate caissons, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges (defects including slight rubbing and spotting, dull corners, upper jaws and hinges cracked, lower jaws cracked a few cm, head cap torn off, slight foxing, without frontispiece and plate, mq the second volume). First edition. Volume I alone, largely devoted to the history of Armenia. The work opens with 176 preliminary pages, followed by an introductory essay on Armenia. This is followed by several chapters devoted to Armenia's heroic times, the historical period of Greater Armenia from 223 BC onwards, and that of Lesser Armenia. The study continues with a section dedicated to Cappadocia. (Cohen, 87).