Angleterre. L'univers. Histoire et description de tous les peuples

First edition illustrated with 197 plates and 5 maps, 3 of which folding. Collection L'univers illustrée.
Contemporary half green sheep bindings. Smooth spines decorated with 2 tools and a succession of monastic roll ornaments. Gilt titles and volume numbers. Upper joint of volume 4 cracked at head for 1 cm. Rubbing.
Handsome copies, very decorative.
History of England, by period: Saxon period, Norman period, Tudors, House of Hanover... Volume 4 contains the history of Scotland and Ireland, the authors having chosen to group under the term England the United Kingdom.