First French translation of de Vries' study of Coster, originally issued in 1823 on the 400th anniversary of the Seculaire a Haarlem. (Bigmore & Wyman III, pp.56&57). An important study of the Dutch claim of inventing printing. Includes, in English, Cogan's The Narrative of Junius, Respecting The Discovery of Printing, Criticised. Spine faded; covers rubbed. Includes the bookplate of Dutch typefoundry Lettergieterij Amsterdam.