Lot 37
France.- Serres (Jean de) An historical collection, of the most memorable accidents, and tragicall massacres of France, vnder the raignes of Henry. 2. Francis. 2. Charles. 9. Henry. 3. Henry. 4. now liuing, first edition in English, By Thomas Creede, 1598.
Hammer Price: £500
Description
France.- Serres (Jean de) An Historical collection, of the most memorable accidents, and tragicall massacres of France, vnder the raignes of Henry. 2. Francis. 2. Charles. 9. Henry. 3. Henry. 4. now liuing, first edition in English, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking initial blank, outer and lower (less so) margins damp-stained and repaired (occasional fraying or holing), 2C1 lower corner torn away with some loss of text, 2D2 tear at head without loss, 2D2 repaired tear with loss of a few letters, 2Z4 short tear at foot without loss, occasional spotting lightly browned, contemporary blind-ruled calf, rebacked, spine in compartments and titled in gilt, corners worn, rubbed and marked, [STC 11275; ESTC S121331], folio, By Thomas Creede, 1598.
⁂ Jean de Serres (1540–1598), French historian and advisor to King Henry IV during the Wars of Religion.
Description
France.- Serres (Jean de) An Historical collection, of the most memorable accidents, and tragicall massacres of France, vnder the raignes of Henry. 2. Francis. 2. Charles. 9. Henry. 3. Henry. 4. now liuing, first edition in English, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking initial blank, outer and lower (less so) margins damp-stained and repaired (occasional fraying or holing), 2C1 lower corner torn away with some loss of text, 2D2 tear at head without loss, 2D2 repaired tear with loss of a few letters, 2Z4 short tear at foot without loss, occasional spotting lightly browned, contemporary blind-ruled calf, rebacked, spine in compartments and titled in gilt, corners worn, rubbed and marked, [STC 11275; ESTC S121331], folio, By Thomas Creede, 1598.
⁂ Jean de Serres (1540–1598), French historian and advisor to King Henry IV during the Wars of Religion.
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