The History of Philip de Commines, Knight, Lord of Argenton. The Fourth Edition Corrected, with Annotations. London: Printed for Samuel Mearne, John Martyn, and Henry Herring, MDCLXXIV (1674).
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Philip de Commines (1447-1511) was a diplomat and writer, located in Burgundy and France.
This was very interestingly printed for Samuel Mearne, as mentioned on the title page. Mearne was the famous bookbinder to King Charles II, and it is quite probable that this was bound in Mearne's workshop.
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Size: 197 x 290 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), t.p., 14pp., 348pp., (2)]
Full brown spotted calf binding with a red tooled label in a compartment on the spine between raised bands, other compartments with decorative gilt. The gilt on the spine is rubbed and dulled in places. Binding lightly rubbed and worn with small holes to the leather. Both boards attached with minor wea to joints and hinges. Shelf and edge wear. Corners lightly turned-in. Spotted page edges dulled, top edge darkened. No shelf lean. Spine very lightly cocked. No attached bookplates. Ink inscription to the head of the front pastedown, and a pencil inscription to the front blank. Text block very clean with light edge toning and occasional foxing.
