THE LIVES OF POPE ALEXANDER VI. and his Son Caesar Borgia. Comprehending the Wars in the Reigns of Charles VIII and Lewis XII, Kings of France; and the Chief Transactions and Revolutions in Italy, from the Year 1492 to the Year 1506. With an Appendix of Original Pieces referred to in the Work.

GORDON, Alexander.

Published by London. Two parts in one vol., 1729

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Early armorial bookplate pasted to front paste-down. Blank leaf; Frontis Pope Alexander VI; xxii+ii+182+Frontis Caesar Borgia+iv+183-410; 40pp of Appendices; 18pp of Index. However, pages 253 to 256 are absent. There is no sign of removal so may be a binder s error. Full contemporary leather worn and scuffed, especially at corners and joints, and beginning to wear away at head and foot of spine. Joints beginning to crack. Hinges cracked. Otherwise soundly bound. Pages undulating with a small faint watermark at the head of the hinges of the early sections and at the foot of the hinges of the final sections, otherwise very clean internally. Endpapers creased with curled corners. Ow very good. Seller Inventory # GGORDALI064

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Title: THE LIVES OF POPE ALEXANDER VI. and his Son ...

Publisher: London. Two parts in one vol.

Publication Date: 1729

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition