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FIRST EDITION. 
ONE OF 35 NUMBERED COPIES ON PAPETERIES LANA VELLUM PUR CHIFFONThe only large paper copy.

"Fortune of Francein as a story, forms a whole and stands on its own. However, I won't rule out the possibility of a sequel, but without committing myself in advance, as I want to preserve my freedom until the very last moment, that is, until the first page of my next book.." (Preface)

The success of the book encouraged Robert Merle to continue the narrative of what would become a literary and historical saga in 13 parts, stretching from 1547 to the beginning of the personal reign of Louis XIV, and collected under the general title of this first volume.

Rare.