Rapin Thoyras - Histoire d'Angleterre - 1727

History of England by Thoyras. The Hague, at Alexandre de Rogissart, 1727. 10 quarto volumes. Vol. 1: XXXVI+525 pp, 2 maps, one fold-out chronological table and 4 plates of charts. Vol. 2: 538 pp, one map, a genealogical table. Vol. 3: 506 pp, one map, 2 genealogical tables. Vol. 4: 557 pp, one map and one genealogical table. Vol. 5: 471 pp, one genealogical table. Vol. 6: 496 pp, one genealogical table. Vol. 7: 632 pp. Vol. 8: 724 pp, genealogical table. Vol. 9: 584 pp. Vol. 10: 511 pp+232 pp (table of contents). Contemporary full calf binding, spine with raised bands, compartments adorned with fleurons, direct titling and pagination. Binding rubbed. Foxing and damp stains. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignettes, headbands and initials. Complete with its maps and folding tables. Thoyras, the first French historian of Great Britain preceding Montesquieu. Renowned for his writing, research and perseverance. A reference and still recognized. Good copy in this edition.