GUIGNES (J. de). Histoire générale des Huns, des Turcs, des Mogols et des autres Tartares occidentaux... Paris, Desaint et Saillant, 1756-1758. 4 volumes in 5 vols. in-4° bound full marbled fawn calf, spines decorated with gilt, boards stamped with a medallion bearing the gilt and crowned arms in the centre of Louis Antoine Crozat, Baron de Thiers, gilt roulette on the edges (period binding). Vol 1: CXVI (noted CXVIII), 467 (noted 471) pp, Vol 2: 8 pp, XCV, 522 pp, Vol 3: VIII, 272 pp, 292 pp, Vol 4: VIII, 542 pp, Vol 5: VII, 517 pp, [1] p. Uncommon first edition. A copy bearing the arms of Louis Antoine Crozat (1700-1770), baron de Thiers, brigadier of the king's armies and lieutenant-general of Champagne. He was a great lover of art and enriched one of the largest art collections of his time, which he inherited. Good condition despite a missing headpiece and a few scattered spots. Armorial bookplate of Henri Tronchin, handwritten bookplate of Charles R. Tronchin on the title page and label of the Bibliothèque de Bessinge. Provenance: Bibliothèque de Louis Antoine Crozat, Vente des livres de feu M. Crosat, Baron de Thiers, Hôtel particulier, Paris, 1771, no. 3378, Bibliothèque Tronchin-Givaudan then by descent to the present owners. Good condition Binding: Head joint of vol.3 missing Leather of the title labels a little cracked with some missing gilding Edges rubbed Minor and superficial scratches to some boards which are caught in a uniform patina to all vols. Inside pages: Some discrete foxing, sometimes more visible depending on the volume. Qlqs scattered spotting more present in some volumes Many pages oxidised or browned Rare and superficial soiling Several numbering errors in the text without any gaps, notably in vol.1 with a jump from LXIV to LXVII and from pp. 392 and 397 (visible in other copies) Tronchin- Givaudan Library Assembled and preserved by several generations of the Tronchin and Givaudan families, the Tronchin-Givaudan library bears witness to a deep commitment to knowledge, historical awareness and the exceptional. The selection we have the honour of offering at auction highlights a subtle balance between erudition and the art of living. Comprising mainly works from the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, this collection covers more than five centuries of printed production, closely linked to the history of Geneva and the Tronchin family, one of the city's great patrician lineages, now extinct. A number of seventeenth-century titles hark back to the origins of this lineage, notably around the figure of Théodore Tronchin (lot 2567). However, it was in the 18th century, with the acquisition of the Bessinge estate by Jacob Tronchin in 1764, that the collection really took shape. The works, many of which bear the bookplates of Jean Armand Tronchin (1732-1813) and his son Henri (1794-1865), make up a collection faithful to the ideals of the Enlightenment, combining public law, classical humanities, science, travel accounts (lots 2471, 2479, 2554..), major works of 18th-century printing - including the plan of Paris by Turgot (lot 2591) - and rare editions bearing the royal coat of arms, such as those of Madame de Pompadour (lot 2545). At the turn of the 20th century, a new page was turned when Xavier Givaudan (1867-1966), a leading figure in the industrial boom alongside his brother Léon Givaudan (1875-1936) in the fields of synthetic perfume, chemicals and soap, established in Switzerland in 1917, acquired the estate in 1938 after renting it for several years. The library and works have been preserved and in part passed on to his descendants. His brother Léon Givaudan built up a bibliophile collection focusing on Art Deco books, bringing together works sublimated by bindings signed by the great contemporary bookbinders (lots 2606, 2626, 2648, etc.). His library was sold at auction in Paris on 3 June 1988. André Givaudan (1895-1973), Xavier Givaudan's son, also had a particular interest in literature, joining several bibliophile societies and adding a number of modern illustrated books to the collection. All the lots marked in brown in the printed catalogue come from the Tronchin-Givaudan Collection, then by descent to the current owners.