The Memoirs of Philippe de Commynes, Volume One — First Edition, Hardcover with Dust Jacket, World History

Author: Philippe de Commynes
Title: The Memoirs of Philippe de Commynes, Volume One
Editor: Samuel Kinser
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Place of Publication: Columbia, South Carolina
Year: 1969
Edition: First Edition
Printing: First Printing (stated First Edition)
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket: Present
ISBN (if applicable): Pre-ISBN era / Early ISBN era (not stated)
Illustrations: Not stated
Pagination: Not stated
Dimensions: Not measured
Language: English (translated from the original French)

Provenance: None observed
Signed: Not signed
Notable Attributes: First Edition scholarly translation; edited by Samuel Kinser; academic press publication; primary historical source text

Edition Verification Notes: Copyright page explicitly states “First Edition © 1969 by Samuel Kinser,” published by University of South Carolina Press, confirming true first edition of this scholarly edition.

Condition: Hardcover volume with sound binding and stable boards. Spine straight and structurally secure. Interior pages clean with light age-appropriate toning and no writing or inscriptions observed (based on provided images). Dust jacket present with typical shelf wear, edge wear, and handling consistent with age.

Description:
First edition of the University of South Carolina Press scholarly edition of The Memoirs of Philippe de Commynes, edited by Samuel Kinser and published in 1969. Commynes’ memoirs are a foundational primary source documenting the political courts of Louis XI of France and Charles the Bold of Burgundy, widely used in academic studies of late medieval European history. This Volume One hardcover example retains its original dust jacket and represents an early academic translation issued for historical and scholarly use.