Vol. 1 reprints the 1733 French translation of livres 1-8 by A.F. Prévost. The remaining volumes reprint the 1734 French translation of the entire work edited by Desfontaines with the collaboration of J. Adam, C. Lebeau, N. Leduc, J.B. Le Mascrier, Georgeon and J.C. Fabre. Cf. S. Kinser, The works of Jacques-Auguste de Thou, p. 276-278.

Vol. 1: [6], lxii, [2], 717, [3] p. ; v. 2: [4], 872 p. ; v. 3: [4], 786 p. ; v. 4: [4], 826 p. ; v. 5: [4], 820 p. ; v. 6: [4], 730 p. ; v. 7: [4], 811, [1] p. ; v. 8: [4], 796 p. ; v. 9: [4], 770 [i.e. 774] [p. 597-600 repeated in pagination] ; v. 10: [4], 764, [6] p., [2] leaves of plates ; v. 11: [1] leaf, iv, 717, [5] p.

Vol. 1: 1543-1551; v. 2: 1551-1560; v. 3: 1560-1567; v. 4: 1567-1573; v. 5: 1573-1580; v. 6: 1580-1587; v. 7: 1587-1591; v. 8: 1591-1596; v. 9: 1596-1605; v. 10: 1605-1610

Errata at end of v. 1.

"Pieces concernant la personne et les ouvrages de Jaques-Auguste de Thou": v. 10, p. [309]-623.

"Memoires et instructions pour servir à justifier l'innocence de Messire François-Auguste de Thou": v. 10, p. [626]-764.

"Memoires de la vie de Jaques-Auguste de Thou": v. 11, p. [1]-217.

"Poesies latines de Jaques Auguste de Thou": v. 11, p. 218-251.

General index: v. 11, p. [253]-717.

VUL copy has bookplate of Montagu, Earl of Sandwich.