67 - [BIOGRAPHY - HISTORY] - MAZAS, Alexandre

[BIOGRAPHY - HISTORY] - MAZAS, Alexandre Lives of the Great French Commanders of the Middle Ages Paris, Devenne, 1828–1829, 7 volumes In-8°. Brown glazed half-calf. Spine with 5 raised bands decorated with a gold fillet. Marbled edges. Normal wear and scuffing. Foxing. Complete first edition of this important biographical and military compendium. Historian Alexandre Mazas (1791–1856) vividly and thoroughly documents the exploits of the most famous military leaders, knights, and marshals of medieval France, from the first great commanders of the 13th century through the end of the Hundred Years’ War and the reign of Louis XI. The work thus brings together detailed biographies of major figures such as Simon de Montfort, Gaucher de Châtillon, Bertrand du Guesclin, Olivier de Clisson, Marshal de Boucicaut, Jean de Dunois, and Arthur de Richemont. References: Quérard, *La France littéraire*, Vol. V, p. 665. Provenance: from the library of Philippe Kervyn of Volkaersbeke (bookplate)