Sale 2468 - Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, March 8, 2018

130 136 c (LA ROCHELLE.) Mervault, Pierre. Le Journal des Choses les plus mémorables qui sont passées au dernier Siège de La Rochelle. [12], 693 pages. 12mo, 147x84 mm, contemporary sheep, spine faded, minor stains and worming on covers; contents toned with occasional browning or foxing; speckled edges. Rouen: Jacques Lucas, 1671 [400/600] Second edition, revised and enlarged, of a chronicle of the 1627-28 siege of the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle by the forces of Louis XIII; the first edition was published in 1644. 137 c (LA ROCHELLE.) Les Signes Merveilleux et Espouvantables, apparus au Ciel sur la Ville de La Rochelle, le 28 Jour d’Avril dernier: le tout au grand estonnement de tous les Rochellois. 13 pages. bound with : Le Psaultier des Rebelles de ce Temps. 13 pages. Together, 2 volumes in one. 8vo, 151x96 mm, 19th-century ½ roan by White of Pall Mall; 2 small stains on title of first work. Paris: Anthoine Champenois, 1621; Np, 1622 [800/1,200] Two scarce and contrasting pamphlets relating to La Rochelle: the first interprets celestial phenomena observed over the city as portents in favor of the Huguenot cause, while the second uses the first verse of Psalm 126 as the basis for a rant against the inhabitants.