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.
Jean Froissart (1338-1410)
Category
Books
Date
1806 - 1808
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3029374
Summary
Bibliographic description
12 v. ; 8vo. Imperfect: vols. 1-3, 10-12 only. Lacks frontispiece in vol. 1. Shelved and uniform with vols. 4-9 of 2nd ed. (1806). Vol. of plates for whole set shelved separately. Provenance: Previous owner's shelfmark in each vol.: D70. Pencil note on vol. 1 front pastedown: 12 vols. with Atlas 48/6 [atlas not present]. Nineteenth-century manuscript on vols. 1-2 flyleaves and vols. 1-2 titlepages: Blantyre. Previous owner’s bookplate has been removed from pastedowns [partial remains in vol. 8 of set 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