Alphonse Vetault; Leon Gautier — Charlemagne

Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1880. Leather. A smartly bound second edition of this history of the life of Charlemagne, in the original French. French. Second edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates, seventeen plates, one folding plate, and one colour folding map. Collated complete. A detailed history of Charlemagne, King of the Franks, King of the Lombards, and Holy Roman Empire, whose reign was marked by political and social changes that had lasting influence on Europe throughout the Middle Ages. With chapters on his ancestors, education, the power of the Popes, government, his family and court, his rule, legacy, and more. Written by Alphonse Vetault, a French archivist and historian. With an introduction by Leon Gautier, a French literary historian. Bound in quarter red crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor loss to the head of the spine. A small crack in the front joint with the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with the front few endpapers and frontispiece loosening - could detach with further handling. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .