Claude Louis Michel de Sacy - Histoire générale de Hongrie, depuis la première invasion des Huns, jusqu'à nos jours - 1780

Rare three-volume set of this vast historical synthesis devoted to the formation, to the political evolution and to the main events that marked the kingdom of Hungary, from its origins to the more recent periods considered by the author -

The narrative first traces the early days of Hungarian history, mentioning the populations established in the region, the arrival and organization of the Magyars, the progressive constitution of royal power and the establishment of the institutions that allow the kingdom to take its place among the great powers of Central Europe -

Special attention is given to the early sovereigns and to the consolidation of the kingdom under the dynasties that follow each other, as well as to the christianization of the country and to the progressive integration of Hungary into the political and religious sphere of Christian Europe -

Claude Louis Michel de Sacy - Histoire générale de Hongrie, depuis la première invasion des Huns, jusqu'à nos jours - 1780 - Tome I, II et III - Yverdon -

xxxij, 383 pp. ; 323 pp. ; 347 Pages.

Good condition of the bindings, volumes in their original full tawny calfskin leather, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, damaged heads, joints and corners worn, edges stained red, spine with raised bands adorned with gold fillets, gilt titles and volume numbers on pieces of red morocco, gold lines framing the boards -

Good interior condition, browning, beautiful vignette on the title page, nice headbands, tailpieces, beautiful drop caps, index of the 3 volumes in the last tome, endpapers in decent condition, good overall -

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