FIRST EDITION IN 2 VOLUMES. FINE BINDING. IN FULL DICED CALF WITH ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINE. MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND EDGES. ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE. ENGRAVED PLATE OF KNIGHTON. SOME FOXING TO THE PRELIMS. THEN VERY CLEAN AND TIGHTLY BOUND. A HANDSOME SET.
VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN GOLD EMBOSSED GREEN CLOTH – SLIPCASE IS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. TRANSLATED BY HORACE WALPOLE. THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM THE ENGRAVINGS REPRODUCED IN THE 1793 EDITION.
GOOD HARDBACK COPY IN MAROON CLOTH BROWN SPINE WITH GOLD LETTERING TRANSLATED BY HORACE WALPOLE WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY WILFRID JONES. LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES 1928. BOOKPLATE ON F.E.P
FIVE VOLUMES IN FULL LEATHER. PRIME MINISTER OF HENRY THE GREAT: WITH THE TRIAL OF FRANCIS RAVAILLAC. AN APPENDIX CONTAINING REPUTATIONS OF THE ABBE DE L’ECLUSE’S CORRECTIONAL NOTES EXCULPATORY OF THE JESUITS A NEW EDITION CAREFULLY CORRECTED EMBELLISED WITH PORTRAITS. INTERNALLY VERY GOOD BUT THE BINDINGS ARE POOR WITH LOSS OF LEATHER TO SPINES. A GOOD WORKING SET OR FOR REBINDING.
