French Victorian Decorative Fine Binding 1883 Chroniqueurs Charles VIII Louis XI

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French Victorian Decorative Fine Binding 1883 Chroniqueurs Charles VIII Louis XI:
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Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France: Charles VII et Louis XI: La Première Guerre d'Italie
Paris: Hachette, 1883. Large quarto (8 x 11"). 700 pages.

Magnificent Victorian-era French decorative publisher's bindingwith brilliant gilt,all-gilt edges, beautiful marbled endpapers,11 full-page chromolithographs, and hundreds of illustrations throughout.

A remarkable volume that is both astunning library display pieceand a richly illustrated history ofCharles VII, Louis XI,andFrance's First Italian War.

Condition:VG+. Bright, tight, clean copy with sound binding and hinges. Cosmetic wear is limited primarily to the spine ends and corners.

An exceptional Hachette production for collectors ofdecorative bindings, French history, chromolithographs, heraldry, medieval art,andlibrary décor.

Title:Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France: Charles VII et Louis XI: La Première Guerre d'Italie

Editor:Henriette de Witt (née Guizot)

Paris: Hachette; 1883.

Edition:Volume IV.

An extraordinary Victorian-era French Hachette production that is equally impressive as a decorative art object and as a richly illustrated historical work.

This large quarto measures approximately8 × 11 inchesand contains700 pagesprinted on heavy paper. It retains its spectacular original decorative publisher's binding with brilliant gilt stamping,all-gilt edges, and beautiful marbled endpapers. The text is illustrated with11 full-page chromolithographsand hundreds of engravings depicting medieval rulers, castles, battles, heraldry, manuscripts, armor, coins, architecture, and historical artifacts.

Its striking size, brilliant binding, and lavish illustrations make it an outstanding centerpiece for a library, study, or period interior, while its scholarly text chronicles the reigns ofCharles VII,Louis XI, andLa Première Guerre d'Italiethrough the medieval French chroniclers.

Condition:VG+. Bright, tight, clean copy with sound binding and hinges. Cosmetic wear is confined primarily to the spine ends and corners, as shown in the photographs.

An exceptional nineteenth-century Hachette volume that appeals equally to collectors ofVictorian decorative bindings, French history, medieval illustration, chromolithographs, heraldry,andlibrary décor.

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