THE CHRONOLOGY OF MODERN EUROPE From the Extinction of the Western Empire, A. D. 475 to the Death of Louis the Sixteenth, King of France A. D. 1793 in Ten Epochs

Fawkes, Walter; THE CHRONOLOGY OF MODERN EUROPE; Thomas Wilson and Son; Very Good with no dust jacket; First; 1810; Author Fawkes (1769-1825) was best known as patron of artist J. M. W. Turner and a Member of Parliament for the Whig Party. Each "Epoch" in the volume is represented by a geaneological table listing rulers in order of succession.; Full leather binding, gilt edging, marbled page edges. Gilt spine titles and fleur-de-lis, black spine label. Decorated endpapers. Owner bookplate inner board, owner label with inscription inner board. Mild edgewear to top/bottom of spine and corners bumped, two severely. Rear board spine has 1 1/2" cracked area to bottom of outer hinge. Inner hinges are sturdy, binding is tight and inner pages unmarked. Front free endpapers show moderate foxing.