INVENTORY #6832
The Chronicles of England, France, Spain Etc. Etc.
FROISSART, Sir John
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Publication Info
- Publisher: George Routledge and Sons
- Edition: First Edition
- Date Published: n/a
- Place Published: London
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- Condition: Very Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
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nd. 511 p. 18 cm. Eight b&w plates and a few in-text illustrations. Signed brown leather hardcover with gold impressing. Slight wear with one worn corner. Rear hinge loosening. Bookplate on front pastedown. Foxing of endpapers, title page and a few pages within. Jean Froissart (c. 1337 - c. 1405), often referred to in English as John Froissart, was one of the most important chroniclers of medieval France. For centuries, Froissart's "Chronicles" have been recognized as one of the most important sources for the first half of the Hundred Years' War. The book was a perennial success in England.