La chronique des faicts, gestes et vies illustres des roys de France [...].

8vo: [8]-47 [= 48]-[12 (of 24)] ff. (12 last ff. missing; margins of title strengthened, tears with sm. lacks to most of inner margins strengthened, upper corner of f. [1] repaired with text restored by hand, tear to f. [7] strengthened, sm. hole in lower margin of f. 37, sm. marg. staining on 1st ff., sl. spotting on text ff. at the end).

17th-c. marbled sheep, gilt orn. spine with raised bands, red edges (edges and spine sl. rubbed).

Very rare chronicle of the kings of France from Pharamond to Henri III edited by Jean d'Ongoys (?). Illustrated with 62 woodcut medallion portraits. Followed by a description of the Basilica of Saint-Denis and a list of the archbishoprics and bishoprics of France. Shared edition with J. d'Ongoys and Jean Borel. These editions also contain at the end 12 ff. with the chronicle of English kings (missing in our copy).
Ref. Cat. descriptif des éditions françaises, néo-latines et autres 1501-1600 de la bibliothèque municipale de Poitiers, p. 666. - Cp. Machiels O-58 (ed. by d'Ongoys). - Not in Pettegree (FB) (other ed.), BP16, STC French, Adams, Mortimer (French).
Bound with: [Galard-Terraube, Gaillard de] - Brief discours des choses plus nécessaires & dignes d'estre entendues en la cosmographie. Reveu et corrigé de nouveau. Paris, F. Morel, 1575. 20 ff. (some sm. soiling esp. on f. 20, corners of last f. repaired, staining on last 2 ff.). Rare work on cosmography (1st: 1559). Printer's mark on title. Ref. Dumoulin 244. - Pettegree (FB) 22157. - Not in BP16. - Cp. STC French p. 417 (1569 ed.). - Cp. Adams T-402 (1st ed.).