The French academie
Subtitle: wherin is discoursed the institution of maners, and whatsoeuer els concerneth the good and happie life of all estates and callings, by preceptes of doctrine, and examples of the liues of ancient sages and famous men
By: by Peter de la Primaudaye Esquire, Lord of the said place, and of Barree, one of the ordinarie gentlemen of the Kings Chamber ; dedicated to the most Christian King Henrie the Third, and newly translated into English by T.B.
Contributors: Bowes, Thomas, active 1586, translator; Bollifant, Edmund, -1602, printer; Bishop, George, -1611, bookseller; Newbery, Ralph, -1604, bookseller; Riviere, Robert, 1808-1882, binder; Harward, John, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: By Edmund Bollifant for G. Bishop and Ralph Newbery
Published: 1586
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 812
Work titles: Academie Francʹoise. Part 1.
Notes: T.B. = Thomas Bowes.

A translation of part 1 of: Academie francʹoise.

Includes index.

Signatures: *́ı Áœ B-3F́ı.

Title within ornamental border.

The final leaf (F8) is blank.

Boston Public Library. Catalogue of the Barton Collection, Shakespeareana, page 146

English short title catalogue, entry S108252

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), entry 15233

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Robert Riviere in brown calfskin panelled in blind with gilt stamped cornerpieces. The spine is ruled in blind and stamped in gilt. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown. Present on the verso of the front free endpaper is an auctioneer's description from the Harward sale of Dec. 9, 1858, along with a bibliographical inscription in the hand of Thomas Pennant Barton. In this copy the final leaf (blank) is wanting.