De L'Ancienne France, 2 Volumes, by M. De Saint-Allais, Paris, 1833, 1834, 590pp, 557pp, cloth, 5.5 x 8.5", 12mo

Fair condition.  Minor wear to front and rear boards.  Tips are bumped.  Marbling to fore edges as well as pastedowns and flyleafs.  Spines are still legible and show library catalog info in gold ink.  Bookplate for Forbes Library of Northampton, Massachusetts on front pastedowns.  Toning and age-staining throughout textblock.  Library circulation envelope on rear pastedowns.  Binding intact.  Please see photos.

Nicolas Viton de Saint-Allais (6 April 1773-1842) was a French genealogist and litterateur.  His work, De L'Ancienne France, is a history of "Old France", including the origin of royalty and its attributes, the different social classes, and civil and military dignities.