[MONSTRELET (Enguerran de). Chroniques d'Enguerran de Monstrelet, gentilhomme jadis demeurant à Cambray en Cambrésis. Paris, Pierre l'Huillier, 1572. 3 vol. in-folio bound in full garnet morocco, spines with gilt ornaments on the nerves, triple gilt fillet framing the covers with the crowned gilt arms of Mme de Pompadour in the centre, double gilt fillet on the edges, interior scrollwork, gilt edges (Binding of the period). Vol.1: [12] ff, 327 ff (noted 324), [5] ff, Vol.2: [7] ff, 201 pp, [1] blank f., [4] ff, Vol.3: [9] ff, [1] blank f., 255 ff, [1] blank f., [12] ff. adorned with a finial with the printer's typographical mark, numerous bands and lettering, all in woodcut. A rare and valuable edition of this main historical source for the 15th century, which was praised by historians of the modern school for its chronological accuracy and clarity of style and facts. A very well-established copy of these prestigious Chroniques in a high-quality binding with the large arms of the Marquise de Pompadour, well listed in the catalogue of her library (no. 2582). Ex-libris de Crecy, that of Charles R. Tronchin and that of Henri Tronchin. Provenance: Bibliothèque de Mme de Pompadour, Château de Crecy, Bibliothèque Tronchin-Givaudan, then by descent to the present owners Very good condition, with a few defects on the pages of some volumes. 3 ff. signed 31*-*** in book F of vol. 1 Binding : Spine of vol.2 unstained and the boards of the same vol. show slight scratches on the lower board. Rubbing to the edges and to some corners, particularly on vol.2. Minor and rare soiling Old trace of wetness can be seen on the upper cover of vol. 3 Minor loss of gilding on some of the arms on the boards Inside pages : Two light wet spots in vol.1 in the first few pages with limited damage to the text and to the vol. in the lower part of the pages from 235 to the end of the vol. being more marked and with damage to the text on pages 254-255 and to those of the tables. Minor tear with a few old crease marks on ff. 45-48 of vol.3 Rubbing to the title finial of vol.1, with a slight loss Slight and discreet foxing Oxidation of some ff. Minor soiling depending on the vol. Several numbering errors Tronchin- Givaudan Library Assembled and preserved by several generations of the Tronchin and Givaudan families, the Tronchin-Givaudan library bears witness to a deep attachment 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.