Fine Books & Manuscripts

[FROISSART, John, Sir (1338?–1410?)]. –– JOHNES, Thomas (1748–1816). Memoirs of the Life of Sir John Froissart… [Cardiganshire:] Hafod Press by James Henderson, 1810. 4to (292 x 235 mm). Half–title, hand–colored frontispiece engraving after a drawing by Vertue, engraved vignette title. Contemporary dice calf blind ruled in alternating palmettes inside a gilt frame, raised bands gilt, blind scrollwork tooling in compartments, all edges marbled, gilt fillet turn–ins, marbled endpapers (light rubbing to joints, else clean). Provenance: Lord Northwick (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of the last book in the Froissart Chronicles and the last book to be issued by this early private press. “The ‘Chronicles' of Froissart are universally considered as the most vivid and faithful picture we have of events in the fourteenth century. No more graphic account of any age has ever been produced.” (Adams).