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JOYOUS HISTORY OF THE CHEVALIER BAYARD trans by Sara Coleridge 1825 2 vol JOYOUS HISTORY OF THE CHEVALIER BAYARD trans by Sara Coleridge 1825 2 vol POB#54163 TITLE: [2 VOLUMES] The Right Joyous and Pleasant History of the Feats, Gests, and Prowess of the Chevalier Bayard AUTHOR: Jacques de Mailles; [Coleridge, Sara, tranlator] PUBLISHER: London: John Murray DATE: 1825 EDITION: First Thus DESCRIPTION: 2 volumes. xv, [1], 294; [2], 286 pp. Half-title present in volume one. (8vo) 19x11.5 cm (7½x½") period brown quarter calf rebacked with new spines, marbled boards, leather spine labels with gilt rules and lettering. CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. Renewed spine, with original boards. Some rubbing to to boards. Spine fresh and new, with glued title patches. Interior bright with an occasional bit of foxing. Early bibliophile annotated on the verso of the half-title about Dibin's comment on the sale of a copy of the first edition in the Roxburghe Library sale. . First Edition of the Coleridge translation. Sara Coleridge's second book, a translation from the French of Jacques de Mailles of the history of France's most famous knight, Chevalier Bayard (circa 1473-1524), first published in 1527. Sara Coleridge is the daughter of the poet Samuel Coleridge. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog