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 best French editions, with variations and additions from many celebrated MSS. By Thomas Johnes. [...].
Jean Froissart (1338-1410)
Category
Books
Date
1806
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3008268
Summary
Bibliographic description
The second edition... 12 v. ; 8vo. Imperfect: vols. 4-9 only. Shelved and uniform with vols. 1-3, 10-12 of 3rd ed. (1806-1808). Vol. of plates for whole set shelved separately. Provenance: Previous owner's shelfmark in each vol.: D70. Previous owner’s bookplate has been removed from pastedowns [partial remains in vol. 8 look like Kipling plate]. Binding: Nineteenth-century polished, sprinkled calf over boards, single gilt fillet on spine, brown spine labels, blue sprinkled edges. Some spine number labels missing.
Makers and roles
Jean Froissart (1338-1410), author Thomas Johnes (1748 - 1816), translator