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Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A scarce and engaging popular history of France, with volumes 1-4 covering their formative years in the Ancient and Medieval periods. Decorative leather covered boards. The scarce first edition of Histoire de France by French historian Eugene Jauffret, published by Chamerot.Volumes 1-2 printed in 1839. Volumes 3-4 printed in 1842.In decorative full calf, with intricate blind stamp detail. Each volume containing contents pages at the back. Volume 1 contains a small errata table at the back with Jauffret's corrections.A fruit of long labour, volumes 1-4 of Jauffret's popular history delves into France's formative years during the ancient and early to high medieval periods. In his history, Jauffret aims to unravel the causes of how France formed in accessible and entertaining fashion.Volume 1 begins with their ancient beginnings, first as a collection of Gallic tribes, followed by Caesar's conquest of Gaul, Roman occupation and rise of the Franks. Volume 2 centers on the formation of the Carolingian dynasty and the glorious reign of Charlemagne, while both volumes 3 and 4 focus on the French kingdom as it struggles with exercising control over its vast territories from the hands of neighbouring powers like the kingdom of England. In decorative full calf, with intricate blind stamp detail. Externally in very smart condition. Minimal bumping to the board extremities. Bumping slightly more pronounced to volume 3. Minor rubbing to boards resulting in slight loss to leather hue. Fading to edges of pebble end papers. Fore-edges in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the extremities. Small puncture to final leaf of volume 2. Spotting heavier to pages of volume 3 and 4. Very Good Indeed. book.