The French academie
Subtitle: wherin is discoursed the institution of maners, and whatsoever els concerneth the good and happie life of all estates and callings, by precepts of doctrine, and examples of the lives of ancient sages and famous men
By: by Peter de la Primaudaye ... ; newly translated into English by T.B.
Edition: The third edition.
Publisher: Impensis Geor. Bishop.
Published: 1594
Place of publication: Londini
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 757
Subjects: Conduct of life; Early works to 1800
Work titles: Académie françoise. Part 1.
Notes: Translation of the first part of La Primaudaye's L'Académie françoise.

Translator identified as Thomas Bowes in DNB. Formerly incorrectly identified as Thomas Beard by Lowndes. Cf. Halket & Laing.

Printed by Eliot's Court Press. Printer idenfitied by STC.

Signatures: A-3C⁸ 3D⁶.

Final page is blank.

Title within woodcut border.

Woodcut head-pieces, floral and historiated initials.

Printed marginal notes.

Includes index.

Cf. Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous publications in the English language (3rd ed.), F137.

English short title catalogue S108290

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 15235

Imperfect, last leaf (D6), with last page of index, lacking, leaves 2C3-2C6 have cancel leaves with one side entirely glued to the cancelland, so that one side of the composite leaf has the original printing, while the other side replacement text.

Bound in contemporary calf, rebacked, with portions of original spine laid down; gold rules, and gilt floral stamps, on covers and spine.