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1684 The History of the League
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding
The first edition of John Dryden's translation of Louis Maimbourg's 'Histoire de la Ligue'.
Illustrated with a frontispiece.
Register runs as: A8, a-b8, c6, B-2K8, 2L4, 2M2, 3A-3U8, 3X4.
Errors in pagination and register as issued. Collated, complete.
An in-depth history on the French Wars of Religion, a series of civil wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in France between 1562 and 1598.
Maimbourg was a French Jesuit, who is well known for his 1675 'Histoire des Croisades', in which is regarded to be the first use of the term "crusade".
First published in French, this faithful translation to English was done by Dryden under the request of Charles II. Dryden was England's first Poet Laureate, an eminent poet, critic, translator, and playwright, who dominated the literary scene of Restoration England.
Ink inscription of James Gisborne to the title page.
Condition
In the original cloth binding. Externally, worn. Rear board is held by one cord only. Front joint and hinge are strained. Rubbing to the leather. A small amount of loss of leather to the head and tail of the spine and to the front joint. Crack to the spine. Bumping to the extremities. Paste downs and endpapers are discoloured, endpapers are edge worn. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page. The occasional note or line to the margins in pencil and ink.
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