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All three volumes of Jacques de Guise's Chronicles of Hainaut (but also Belgium, France, Germany, etc.); first editions, all. A well-used, but cared for copy. At the time of listing, several other sellers are offering the chronicles at approx. $5k U.S. I'll price this copy at half that for the condition; a cost-effective opportunity to own an important 16th century European chronicle. De Guise s history of Hainaut was written in Latin, circa 1380, and dedicated to Count Albert I of Hainaut. De Guise wrote that he was descended from a distinguished Hainaut family, from which many members had served the princes of Hainaut. De Guise was awarded the Doctor of Theology at the University of Paris. He turned to history of the region he knew best, Hainaut, because he had noticed that this history was not written, while several neighboring nations, long subject to Hainaut, had famous ones. De Guise produced his chronicle by exploring the memoirs and chronicles of city libraries, the archives of abbeys, as well as the charters of princes and bishops; his compilation extends well beyond Hainaut. The first vol. contains two full-page woodcuts of the author presenting his book to Philip the Good. The third volume contains a smaller woodcut of a scribe at his desk. Also, the third volume contains a full-page woodcut showing the King of France presiding over parliament, with a scribe writing, a blacksmith forging coins in the background, as well as knights fighting. All three volumes have a title page framed with decorative elements, the first two volumes' printed in red and black. Decorated initials. Printed in two columns, in a gothic text. At the end of the first vol., we find Regnault's printer's mark of an elephant. At the end of the third vol., we find du Pre's galleon printer's mark. Bibliographic Details - Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) number 8426. Not rare. Physical Attributes - Measures approx. 30 x 21 x 4.5 cm. Leather binding, boards framed in double blind fillet. Spine with five raised bands; title in gilt in one compartment, "1531-32" at base of spine in gilt compartments. Pages v1 - Title leaf, [6], 142 Collation v1: Title leaf, a6, a8, b-y6, z8 Pages v2 - [4], 82 Collation v2 - a4, A-N6, O4 Pages v3 - [6], 108 Collation - a6, A-S6 Condition - See pictures. Collated complete, per the signatures of the quires, per USTC (except USTC is wrong on V2 ending at O6 as both my copy and the Google scanned copy end at O4, which the printer signed as "fine"; also, the last page number per USTC is 82 which is signed O4). Well-used, but repaired as time went by. Old repairs and wear marks testify that this book was used and appreciated. Fresh binding, with a few ring marks (small marks in leather), scratches, etc.; one faint x scratch. Fore-edge of various depths due to mounting, repairs, etc.; some edges trimmed close for same reason. Old repairs throughout, many pages mounted at gutter (a1-e2 volume 1, m1-n6 volume 2, title-g1 v3) and some holes, tears, corners with old paper repairs (some repairs using old library tissue-tape). Title page with inscriptions in an old legal hand (I can t decipher them), dating them to the 16th century. Thumbing, toning, candle-ember spots, and some rust spots throughout. Also, page edge with some chipping, fraying, etc. Occasional page-edge tear throughout. Occasional moisture marks throughout also, mostly at gutter. Occasional annotations and stray ink marks. 2nd plate at 1st chapter mounted. Manuscript page numbering at top margin, does not continue throughout. Some quires seem a little shaken, as the stabbing did not catch the repairs at both ends of gutter, but binding is very sound. 3" of bottom margin of V2D6 missing, just touches bottom line of printing. Last leaf with writing, doodling, chipping to top corner affecting text (of last two leaves), mounting, etc but 16th century manuscript date. 1700 grams.
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