MAILLES, JACQUES DE

Histoire du gentil seigneur de Bayard.

Paris, Éditions André Balland. 1967. Original publisher's red cloth hardback, black title spine, pictorial inlay frontcover, glossine dustjacket, thick 8vo: pictorial first endpaper [large folding], 480pp. [4]pp. tipped-in coloured illustrations, chronology, index persons, glossary, notes. Fine copy. Volume Trésor des Conteurs.

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Book number: 154815

MAILLES, JACQUES DE (ACTIVE 1527) / LARCHEY, LOREDAN (1831-1902)

The History Of Bayard. The Good Chevalier Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche. Compiled By The Loyal Serviteur. Translated into English from the French of Loredan Larchey. With Numerous Illustrations.

London: Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1883 . 0. A very good luxury full vellum binding. Large 8vo. 10.0" x 6.7" x 1.2". pp.xxviii./pp.448 , well illustrated with illustrations within the text and 30 full-page plates. A very good and tight vellum binding. Light soiling to boards and edges lightly bumped. Smooth spine with blue and brown leather title labels. Clean marbled page edges and matching endpapers. No ownership details or other marks. Title-page in red & black. A very good book in a very good binding. VG. ** "Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (c. 1476 – 30 April 1524) was a French knight and military leader at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. Throughout the centuries since his death, he has been known as "the knight without fear and beyond reproach" (le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche). He himself preferred the name given him by his contemporaries for his gaiety and kindness, "le bon chevalier" ("the good knight")." - See Wikipedia.

Chilton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 52017

Catalogue: Bindings: : 19th Century

Keywords: 53300 History of Bayard: The Good Chevalier Sans Peur Et Sans Reproche Chapman & Hall, Limited Mailles, Jacques de Larchey, Loredan Bindings: : 19th Century

The Loyal Servant [Jacques de Mailles]; Sara Coleridge [trans.]

The Right Joyous and Pleasant History of the Feats, Gests, and Prowesses of the Chevalier Bayard

London, John Murray, 1825. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of this biography of the illustrious knight, Chevalier Bayard, narrated by his companion in arms, Jacques de Mailles. The first English edition, complete in two volumes.In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Translated by Sara Coleridge, an English author and the only daughter of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This work narrates the life of Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard) a French knight and military leader during the period between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Written by Jacques de Mailles in 1527, who credits himself here as "the Loyal Servant", a nobleman of teh Moretel mandate and companion of Chevalier Bayard.  In half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, leather to Vol I spine is missing, with top half of paper underneath coming away. Splits to the leather to the joints of Vol II. General rubbing to the extremities. Corners slightly bumped. Previous owner's bookplate to both front pastedowns, with the initials 'JH' and the motto 'Carpe Diem' below the coat of arms. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 937Y25

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Chevalier Bayard Jacques de Mailles Biography Sara Coleridge Jacques de Mailles None

MAILLES, Jacques de

(La trs joyeuse, plaisante et rcrative) Histoire du gentil seigneur de Bayard.

Editions Andr Balland 1960, 479pp. Illustrated. Cloth. Name on french title, else In very good condition. TEXT IN FRENCH!!!.

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Book number: 61893