Author: Gifford, John (1758-1818)
Title: The history of France, from the earliest times, to the present important era : From the French of Velly, Villaret, Garnier, Mezeray, Daniel, and other eminent historians; with notes, critical and explanatory - [Complete in 4 volumes]
Description: London : Printed by C. Lowndes. Drury-Lane; and sold by W. Locke. Red-Lion Street. Holborn 1791. First Edition. Provenance; from the library of SSM Kelham with bookplate. Frontis of V. 1 torn with minor loss. Very good copies all in the original. full tree calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with a contrasting Morocco gilt-blocked labels; very impressively finished. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; Physical description; 4 v. : front. (v. 1) plates. ports. fold. map (front. v. 4) ; 28 cm. Note; John Gifford is the pseudonym used by John Richards Green. Vols. 2 and 3 have imprint: 'Printed for C. Lowndes. and W. Locke. 1792'. Subjects; Duane. William. 1760-1835. France - History. Referenced by: English Short Title Catalog. N32806.

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