Author: James Bacon
Title: The Life and Times of Francis the First, King of France
Description: London, Edward Bull, 1830. Leather. A complete two-volume second edition of the scarce biography of King Francis I of France by James Bacon. A biography of Francis I of France, King of the country from 1515 until his death in 1547. A study of his life and times, with insight into his politics and France in the sixteenth century by James Bacon.The second edition of this work, originally published in 1829. Scarce. Complete in two uniformly-bound volumes, bound without half titles.Illustrated with frontispiece to vol. I Rebound in uniform full calf binding with decorative embossing to boards, four raised bands, gilt to spine, titles in gilt on red and black calf spine labels. Externally sound with shelf wear, minor rubbing to spine and extremities of boards. Armorial bookplate to verso front free endpaper, previous owner's gift inscription to a recto front blank page, dated 1852. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light minor spotting to occasional leaf, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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