Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries, from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II. to the Coronation of Henry IV. Newly Translated from the French Editions, with Variations and Additions from Many Celebrated MSS. By Thomas Johnes. The Third Edition. To Which is Prefixed, a Life of the Author, an Essay on His Works, a Criticism on His History, and a Dissertation on His Poetry. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806-8.
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Provenance:
Disposed of by the City of Bath Girl's School Library in 1927/73, and then acquired by one of the school's pupils at the time.
Later rebound by Downside Abbey Bindery in Somerset in the 1980s / 1990s at great expense.
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Size: 141 x 218 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
[iii-xv, i-cxii, 315pp.]; [t.p., v-xv, 476pp.]; [t.p., iii-xv, 459pp.]; [t.p., iii-xiii, 383pp.]; [t.p., iii-xii, (1), 384pp.]; [t.p., iii-xv, 387pp.]; [t.p., iii-xi, 415pp.]; [t.p., iii-xiv, (1), 374pp.]; [t.p., iii-xvi, 372pp.]; [t.p., iii-x, 380pp.]; [t.p., iii-xi, 379pp.]; [t.p., iii-viii, 197pp., O4-Y6 (index)]
Relatively recent quarter calf over cloth backed boards, uniformly bound by the Downside Abbey Bindery at great expense. Bindings in fine condition, all boards securely attached, bindings secure, and without shelf lean. Textually collates as complete, but volume one lacks its title page. Majority of the text blocks are reasonably clean, but with light foxing throughout, heavier to the ends of the text blocks, including most title pages, especially volume four and twelve as pictured. All text legible without loss of sense.
A very attractive set on the shelf.
[OCLC 1190972224].
