The Heptameron of the tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre / newly translated into English from the authentic text of Le Roux de Lincy ; with an essay upon the Heptameron by George Saintsbury; also the original seventy-three full-page engravings designed by S. Freudenberg and one hundred and fifty head and tail pieces by Dunker [complete in five volumes]

Marguerite Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre (1492-1549)

1894, First Edition. London : Society of English Bibliophilists. Very good copies all in the original yellow cloth binding, with gilt-blocked red leather armorial motifs to the front boards and a title label of the same on the spines. Covers somewhat dust-dulled, with the spines sun-toned and slightly scuffed. Internally tight, bright and clean, with plates retaining their tissue guards. Remains a well-preserved set overall. This is no. 206 of a 312-set limited large-paper edition; it was printed for the Society of English Bibliophlists on Arnold's Fleur-de-Lys unbleached hand-made paper, with Freudenberg's plates printed on Japanese paper and mounted. Provenance: bookplates of Charles Reginald Dawes and Baron de Spon. Item #457987

Physical description: complete in 5 volumes : illustrations, 1 portrait ; 24 cm. Notes: The translation is by John Chartres. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549. Tales - France - Translations into English. Romance fiction, French - Translations into English. French literature - 16th century.

Price: €195.00