THE HISTORIE OF PHILIP DE COMMINES Knight, Lord of Argenton

Engraved title page by HD (Henry Denham), 11 x 7.5", mottled calf, gilt ruled raised bands, red leather spine label with gilt lettering, (8), (6), 364. Covers with abrasions, worn, scuffed/scraped, repair on front cover, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, front outer hinge cracked, inner hinges cracked, bookplates, portrait clipping of de Comins, pencil list of English kings and the page numbers where some of them can be found, title, dedication page and rear pastedown have tears at lower margins, pages 137-138 have a tear in the side margin, light waterstaining, occasional contemporary ink corrections/notes else good. Textblock tight. This widely read history of the court and times of Louis XI was first published in English in 1596. Second edition in English.