Author: SAINTE-PALAYE, M. JEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA CURNE (1697-1781). BOUGAINVILLE, JEAN PIERRE DE (1727-1763). AMEILHON, HUBERT-PASCAL (1730-1811)
Title: Mémoires sur l'ancienne chevalerie : considérée comme un établissement politique & militaire / par m. De La Curne de Sainte-Palaye: in two volumes
Description: Paris : La veuve Duchesne 1781. Nouvelle edition. Worn copies bound in half aniline calf over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards. along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright. clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of Wm. Granville Eliot Esq. with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 2 v. ; 17 cm. Notes; Preface by J.P. de Bougainville; v. 3 (1st edition?) edited by H.P. Ameilhon. Contents; t. 1. Les cinq mémoires sur l'ancienne chevalerie. ptie. I-IV. t. 3. La vœu du héron. La vie de Gautier de Mauny. Le roman des trois chevaliers & de la canise. Mémoires historique sur la chasse. Subjects; Chivalry. Knights and knighthood. Civilization. Medieval. Weight in Kg appr.:

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