James, G. P. R. The History of Chivalry. New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1839. [9616]
Black cloth with bright gilt spine titles, 6 x 4 inches, 342 pp. Light foxing, tight. Frontispiece engraving of Ceremony of Conferring Knighthood.
Cover title: History of Chivalry and the Crusades. No. 20 of Harper's Family Library series.
George Payne Rainsford James (1799-1860), a prolific English historical writer and novelist, he served as British Counsel in the United States and in Europe.