Illuminated illustrations of Froissart
Subtitle: selected from the ms. in the Bibliothèque Royale, Paris, and from other sources
By: by H.N. Humphreys.
Contributors: Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879.; Bradbury & Evans
Publisher: William Smith
Published: 1845
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Illuminations from the ms Froissart in the Bibliothèque Royale, Paris, and other sources
Notes: Added ill. t.p. (hand-coloured lithograph).

Plates accompanied by descriptive letterpress and guardsheets.

A first series [see McLean O 222.1] appeared under the title: "Illuminated illustrations of Froissart. Selected from the ms. in the British Museum." By H.N. Humphreys. London, W. Smith, 1844. Cf. British Museum Catalogue. Both series, with the plates inserted in their proper places, are found in the reissue of Smith's edition, London, H.G. Bohn, 1855.

Plate XV misbound at plate VI.

Error in pagination: p. [68] misnumbered 387.

Advertisement ending on p. 2 signed: H.N.H. London, January, 1844.

MASS copy: Bound in half red morocco with gold tooling and green bubble-grain cloth-covered boards; marbled endpapers and edges.