The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet; Containing an Account of the Cruel Civil Wars Between the House of Orleans and Burgundy; of the Possession of Paris and Normandy by the English; Their Expulsion Thence; and of Other Memorable Events that Happened in the Kingdom of France, as well as in Other Countries. A History of Fair Example, and of Great Profit to the French, Beginning at the Year MDCCCC. where that of Sir John Froissart Finishes, and Ending at the Year MDCCCCLXVII. and Continued by Others to the Year MDXVI. Translated by Thomas Johnes, Esq. In Thirteen Volumes. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and J. White and Co., 1810.
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Bound by the "Downside Abbey Bindery" in Somerset in the 1980s / 1990s at great expense. Here are 12 volumes (of 13), uniformly bound and very attractive on the shelf.
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Provenance:
Disposed of by City of Bath Girl's School Library in 1972/73, and then acquired by one of the school's pupil at the time.
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Size: 141 x 218 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
[t.p., i-lxiii, 420pp.]; [t.p., iii-x, 352pp.]; [t.p., iii-ix, 352pp.]; [t.p., v-xviii, 420pp.]; [t.p., v-xix, 395pp.]; [t.p., v-xix, 406pp.]; [t.p., v-xx, 418pp.]; [t.p., v-xvii, 462pp.]; [t.p., v-xxiii, 473pp.]; [t.p., v-xx, 472pp.]; [t.p., v-xxiii, 455pp.]; [t.p., v-xi, 373pp.]
Recent (c.1980s-1990s) full leather bindings with tooled labels laid down, very attractive on the shelf indeed. The bindings are externally in fine condition with all boards securely attached, bindings secure, and without shelf lean (placed as a set). The text blocks are mildly toned but are generally reasonably clean, but do have varying levels of foxing mostly confined to the extremities of the text blocks, affecting some title pages. The text is without loss of sense throughout, with the collation provided above. A very attractive set.
