xiv 406 pagesThe edges are chipped, the boards cocked and the back one badly rubbed, plus there's a bookseller's stamp on the front paste down, which looks to be of the same vintage as the book. Internally the book is in near fine condition. A very nice copy. Decorative spine with gilt title. "Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (c. 1476 - 30 April 1524) was a French knight and commander at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. Throughout the centuries since his death, he has been known as "the knight without fear and beyond reproach" (le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche). He himself preferred the name given him by his contemporaries for his gaiety and kindness, "le bon chevalier", or "the good knight". (Wikipedia)