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  • FINE COMPLETE SET IN MAGNIFICENT HALF MOROCCO
    A History of British Birds. (Bound uniformly with) A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. by MORRIS, Francis Orpen
    MORRIS, Francis Orpen
    A History of British Birds. (Bound uniformly with) A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds.

    London: George Bell & Sons 1870-1875. 9 volume set, 10 inches tall. A magnificent Victorian half morocco by Bickers with gilt raised bands and beautiful floral gilt tooling to the panels. All edges gilt. Both second editions, illustrated with 598 splendid lithographic plates, as called for, all hand finished. A couple of scuffs but overall in fine condition, inside and out. Morris was an early champion of conservation, campaigning extensively and ultimately successfully for a nature conservation act, he also founded the Plumage League. A very smart set of these classic works on British Birds.

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  • BEST EDITION IN VERY SMART FULL CALF
    The Works of Lord Macaulay. (Bound Uniformly With) The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. by MACAULAY, Lord. TREVELYAN, George Otto.
    MACAULAY, Lord. TREVELYAN, George Otto.
    The Works of Lord Macaulay. (Bound Uniformly With) The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay.

    London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1873-1876. 10 volumes, 8 1/2 inches tall. Very smart full Victorian calf by Carss of Glasgow, and with their binder's ticket. With gilt raised bands and neat gilt tooling to the panels. The boards are framed by gilt and blind fillets and blind corner tools. The best edition, containing his classic 'History of England', in eight volumes and 'His Life and Letters' in two. Armorial bookplate.

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  • SCARCE WORK IN FINE FULL VELLUM BY ZAEHNSDORF
    Letters and Journals Relating to the War of the American Revolution. by RIEDESEL, Mrs. General ( Frederika Charlotte ).
    RIEDESEL, Mrs. General ( Frederika Charlotte ).
    Letters and Journals Relating to the War of the American Revolution.

    Albany; Joel Munsell, 1867. Full vellum, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid full Victorian full vellum by Zaehnsdorf with a crest shaped label and delicate gilt tooling to the smooth spine. A gilt fillet frames the boards. With gilt dentelles and all edges. Foxing to the preliminaries, then clean. Boards slightly splayed. With the armorial bookplate of William Waldorf, Viscount Astor of Hever Castle. Baroness von Riedesel's husband commanded the Brunswick forces with the British Army. This volume contains her Memoirs of this period, including her family's life as prisoners of war.

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  • TURNERS ILLUSTRATIONS IN DELIGHTFUL EARLY VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The Poetical Works of John Milton. by MILTON, John. TURNER, J. M. W. (With illustrations by)
    MILTON, John. TURNER, J. M. W. (With illustrations by)
    The Poetical Works of John Milton.

    London: John Macrone, 1835. 6 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A very bright and fine early Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. A gilt fillet and series of blind fillets frame the boards. With the armorial bookplate of James Alexander and bookseller's ticket. With portrait and engraved frontispieces to all volumes and 'imaginative illustrations by J.M.W. Turner' as engraved title pages to all volumes. The engravings are foxed, the rest of the text blocks perfectly clean.

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  • 17th CENTURY HISTORY IN SPLENDID REGENCY HALF CALF
    Memoirs of the Most Renowned James Graham, Marquis of Montrose. by GRAHAM, James, Marquis of Montrose. WISHART, George (translated from the Latin By).
    GRAHAM, James, Marquis of Montrose. WISHART, George (translated from the Latin By).
    Memoirs of the Most Renowned James Graham, Marquis of Montrose.

    Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1819. Half calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid Regency binding on half 'Russia' calf, with gilt raised bands, blind pallets and ornate, dense extra gilt panels. Particularly interesting marbled paper on the boards. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild but without the bookplate. Some foxing on the engraved frontispiece, otherwise clean. A tear on one leaf, not affecting the text. Romanticized by Sir Walter Scott and John Buchan, 'The Great Montrose', Seventeenth century Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier, fought for Charles I in the Civil War.

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  • MAGNIFICENT LIMITED EDITION DELUXE SET IN FULL MOROCCO FROM A ROTHSCHILD LIBRARY
    Le Mobilier Royal Français aux XVIIe et XVIIIe Siecles. (French Royal Furniture in the 17th and 18th Centuries). by MOLINIER, Émile
    MOLINIER, Émile
    Le Mobilier Royal Français aux XVIIe et XVIIIe Siecles. (French Royal Furniture in the 17th and 18th Centuries).

    Paris: Goupil & Cie., 1902. 3 volume set, 17 3/4 inches tall. A magnificent set in full morocco by the great firm of J. Leighton of Brewer Street, and with their stamp. With gilt raised bands, triple labels and wonderful gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild but without his bookplate. Slight rubbing and light foxing, overall fine. This Deluxe edition was limited to 200 copies of which this is number 152. The introduction is printed on heavy hand-made paper and is deckled, the leaves of plates and their descriptions are trimmed. The volumes are arranged thus: Volume I, with 22 plates, is devoted to the reign…

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    Paris: Goupil & Cie., 1902. 3 volume set, 17 3/4 inches tall. A magnificent set in full morocco by the great firm of J. Leighton of Brewer Street, and with their stamp. With gilt raised bands, triple labels and wonderful gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild but without his bookplate. Slight rubbing and light foxing, overall fine. This Deluxe edition was limited to 200 copies of which this is number 152. The introduction is printed on heavy hand-made paper and is deckled, the leaves of plates and their descriptions are trimmed. The volumes are arranged thus: Volume I, with 22 plates, is devoted to the reign of Louis XIV, Volume II, with 71 plates to the Regency and the reign of Louis XV, Volume III, with 69 plates to the reign of Louis XVI. Making a total of 162 plates. A sumptuous record of the Golden Age of French furniture when some of the finest and most refined pieces were ever created, in a fabulous binding from the library of a great connoisseur. A rare set of this great edition.

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  • MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION IN FULL MOROCCO FROM ROTHSCHILD LIBRARY
    La Collection Wallace. Meubles et Objets d'Art Français des XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles. (French Furniture and Objects of Art from the 17th and 18th Centuries). by MOLINIER, Émile
    MOLINIER, Émile
    La Collection Wallace. Meubles et Objets d'Art Français des XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles. (French Furniture and Objects of Art from the 17th and 18th Centuries).

    Paris: E. Lévy & London: Charles Davis, c.1890. Full morocco, 16 inches tall. A magnificent blue morocco binding by the great firm of J. Leighton of Brewer Street but without their stamp, with gilt raised bands, twin labels and glorious gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Slight rubbing and light foxing, otherwise fine. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild, but without his bookplate. Illustrated with 100 fine plates, 5 in colour. The Wallace Collection in Hertford House situated in Manchester Square, London, the former townhouse of the Marquesses of Hertford. It is named after Sir Richard Wallace, who built the extensive collection, along with the Marquesses of Hertford, in the 18th and…

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    Paris: E. Lévy & London: Charles Davis, c.1890. Full morocco, 16 inches tall. A magnificent blue morocco binding by the great firm of J. Leighton of Brewer Street but without their stamp, with gilt raised bands, twin labels and glorious gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Slight rubbing and light foxing, otherwise fine. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild, but without his bookplate. Illustrated with 100 fine plates, 5 in colour. The Wallace Collection in Hertford House situated in Manchester Square, London, the former townhouse of the Marquesses of Hertford. It is named after Sir Richard Wallace, who built the extensive collection, along with the Marquesses of Hertford, in the 18th and 19th centuries. A sumptuous record of the Golden Age of French furniture when some of the finest and most refined pieces were ever created, in a fabulous binding from the library of a great connoisseur.

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  • MAGNIFICENT FULL MOROCCO FROM ALFRED DE ROTHSCHILD'S LIBRARY
    Musée du Louvre. Le Mobilier Français du XVIIe et du XVIIIe Siècle. (French Furniture from the 17th and 18th Centuries). by MOLINIER, Émile
    MOLINIER, Émile
    Musée du Louvre. Le Mobilier Français du XVIIe et du XVIIIe Siècle. (French Furniture from the 17th and 18th Centuries).

    Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts. Émile Lévy, 1901. Full morocco, 16 inches tall. A magnificent binding, unsigned but by the great firm of J. Leighton of Brewer Street. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and fabulous gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt top edge and dentelles. With the bookplate of Alfred de Rothschild. Some slight foxing to the preliminaries but in fine condition. Illustrated with photographs in the text and then with 100 superb plates, many sepia and with 7 in colour. A sumptuous record of the Golden Age of French furniture when some of the finest and most refined pieces were ever created, in a fabulous binding from the library of a great connoisseur.

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  • EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND BRIGHT FULL CALF FROM THE LIBRARY OF ALFRED DE ROTHSCHILD
    Memoirs of the Life of The Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan. by MOORE, Thomas
    MOORE, Thomas
    Memoirs of the Life of The Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

    London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. An exceptionally fine and bright full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels, the volume label being particularly attractive and splendid ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. Portrait. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild but without his bookplate. Foxing to the preliminaries, then perfectly clean. The great Dublin born playwright Sheridan wrote many works, still performed around the world today, including 'The Rivals', 'The Critic' and 'The School for Scandal'. In his private life he was as famous for his brilliant wit as for his appalling behaviour, particularly towards the women in his life and…

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    London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. An exceptionally fine and bright full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels, the volume label being particularly attractive and splendid ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Twin gilt fillets frame the boards. Portrait. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild but without his bookplate. Foxing to the preliminaries, then perfectly clean. The great Dublin born playwright Sheridan wrote many works, still performed around the world today, including 'The Rivals', 'The Critic' and 'The School for Scandal'. In his private life he was as famous for his brilliant wit as for his appalling behaviour, particularly towards the women in his life and his creditors, to whom he pointedly never paid his debts, as he believed paying his creditors "only encourages them." A superb copy of this entertaining biography.

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  • DELIGHTFUL VOLUME IN FULL MOROCCO
    Rime e Lettere. by BUONARROTI, Michelagnolo (MICHELANGELO).
    BUONARROTI, Michelagnolo (MICHELANGELO).
    Rime e Lettere.

    Florence: G. Barbèra, 1887. Full morocco, 4 inches tall. A beautiful little binding by Zaehnsdorf, with their stamp obscured, with gilt raised bands, superb extra gilt panels ans ornate gilt corner tooling to the boards. Gilt top edge and dentelles. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Portrait. Light Foxing. The poetry, letters and Life of the great Renaissance Florentine painter, sculptor and architect, in the original Italian.

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  • DELUXE LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC TALES IN SUPERB FULL MOROCCO
    The Novellino of Masuccio. by MASUCCIO, Salernitano
    MASUCCIO, Salernitano
    The Novellino of Masuccio.

    London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. A superb full citron morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, simple but most elegant gilt pallets to the panels and a series of gilt fillets framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges, the remaining edges untrimmed. One of a deluxe limited edition of just 210 copies printed on Japanese vellum. The spines are slightly darkened but are still bright, otherwise pristine. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey and with the bookplate of Ernest G. Mocatta, his bookplate in the second edition has been partially removed. This translation, by W.G. Waters, is the first into English. With 20 plates by E.R. Hughes.…

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    London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. 2 volume set, 11 inches tall. A superb full citron morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, simple but most elegant gilt pallets to the panels and a series of gilt fillets framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and top edges, the remaining edges untrimmed. One of a deluxe limited edition of just 210 copies printed on Japanese vellum. The spines are slightly darkened but are still bright, otherwise pristine. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey and with the bookplate of Ernest G. Mocatta, his bookplate in the second edition has been partially removed. This translation, by W.G. Waters, is the first into English. With 20 plates by E.R. Hughes. Masuccio Salernitano is most famous for these 50 short stories which, in 1557, were included in the first Index of Prohibited Books. One of these tales, the 33rd, 'Mariotto and Ganozza', is apparently the source material for 'Giulietta e Romeo', which is the basis for Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. A superb set.

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  • RARE LIMITED EDITION IN SUPERB FULL MOROCCO BY J. WRIGHT
    Facetiae. Musarum Deliciae: or, The Muses Recreation. Conteining Severall Pieces of Poetique Wit. By Sr.J.M.and Ja:S. 1656. and Wit Restor'd, in Several Select Poems, not Formerly Publish't. 1658 etc etc. by MENNIS, Sir John & SMITH, Dr. James
    MENNIS, Sir John & SMITH, Dr. James
    Facetiae. Musarum Deliciae: or, The Muses Recreation. Conteining Severall Pieces of Poetique Wit. By Sr.J.M.and Ja:S. 1656. and Wit Restor'd, in Several Select Poems, not Formerly Publish't. 1658 etc etc.

    London: Longman et al., 1817. 2 volume set, 7 3/4 inches tall. A superb full crushed morocco by J. Wright, one of the greatest binders of the period. With gilt raised bands, smart labels and extra gilt panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Vice Admiral Sir John Mennis (or Mennes), was an English naval officer, who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy. He was also considered a wit. His comic and satirical verses, written in correspondence with James Smith, were published in 1656. He figures prominently in the Diary of Samuel Pepys, who reported directly to Mennes at the Navy Office and thought him an incompetent…

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    London: Longman et al., 1817. 2 volume set, 7 3/4 inches tall. A superb full crushed morocco by J. Wright, one of the greatest binders of the period. With gilt raised bands, smart labels and extra gilt panels. Gilt dentelles and all edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Vice Admiral Sir John Mennis (or Mennes), was an English naval officer, who went on to be Comptroller of the Navy. He was also considered a wit. His comic and satirical verses, written in correspondence with James Smith, were published in 1656. He figures prominently in the Diary of Samuel Pepys, who reported directly to Mennes at the Navy Office and thought him an incompetent civil servant, but a delightful social companion. Pepys stated that Mennes's skills as a poet and mimic made him the best of company. He describes a memorable evening when Mennes and John Evelyn engaged in a mimicry contest. Mennes's highly entertaining verses first appeared in 1656 as Musarum Deliciæ or the Muses's Recreation. They appear here in a scarce Regency edition.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORIES IN ELEGANT HALF MOROCCO
    History of England. From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles. 1713-1783. (Together with) The History of England. Comprising the Reign of Queen Anne until the Peace of Utrecht. by MAHON, Lord (STANHOPE. Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl)
    MAHON, Lord (STANHOPE. Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl)
    History of England. From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles. 1713-1783. (Together with) The History of England. Comprising the Reign of Queen Anne until the Peace of Utrecht.

    London: John Murray, 1853-54 & 1871. 8 volumes, 9 inches tall. The Earl Stanhope was styled Viscount Mahon between 1816-1855, the later volume precedes the text of the 7 volume set and is uniformly bound in an elegant half crushed morocco by Roger De Coverley, one of the greatest binders of the period. The bindings have gilt raised bands, splendid gilt centre tools and gilt top edges. There is some foxing to the preliminaries, then perfectly clean. Stanhope was an antiquarian politician and much respected historian.

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  • CONTROVERSIAL WORK IN SUPERB HALF MOROCCO BY ZAEHNSDORF
    Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death. by MYERS, Frederic W. H.
    MYERS, Frederic W. H.
    Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death.

    London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1903. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A superb half crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf with raised bands and splendid gilt tooling in the Art Nouveau style and gilt top edges. Some rubbing to the edges and bumps to the corners but still an impressive set. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. This very scarce work has been controversial since its publication with vociferous critics for and against. Myers was a British poet and a founder of the Society for Psychical Research whose conception of human self and its survival of bodily death was influential up to the present day. Aldous Huxley considered this work to be "an amazingly rich, profound and stimulating book."

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  • DELUXE LIMITED EDITION WITH COLOURED PLATES IN HALF MOROCCO
    D'Horsay or The Follies of the Day by MILLS, John. A Man of Fashion
    MILLS, John. A Man of Fashion
    D'Horsay or The Follies of the Day

    London: Doewney & Co., 1902. Half morocco, 8 3/4 inches tall. Half straight grain morocco binding by L. Broca, one of the finest and most interesting binders of his day. With gilt raised bands and superb gilt tooling to the panels. Gilt top edge. This deluxe reprint is limited to 100 copies, of which this is numbered 83 and has the 12 plates and engraved title page hand coloured. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. A satire on English society and specifically the Count d'Orsay. A lovely copy.

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  • MOST ATTRACTIVE SET IN VICTORIAN FULL CALF, EXTRA GILT
    History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783. by MAHON, Lord
    MAHON, Lord
    History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783.

    London: John Murray, 1858. 7 volume set, 7 inches tall. A most attractive Victorian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Gilt corner tools and fillets and a blind fillet frame the boards. A couple of edges are badly scuffed, otherwise in fine condition. Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, Viscount Mahon was a politician, antiquarian and historian, this history of England being his greatest work.

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  • GREAT COLOUR PLATES IN HALF MOROCCO BINDING BY ZAEHNSDORF
    An Historic Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands in 1815 under his Grace the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Prince Blucher, comprising the Battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo. by MUDFORD, William
    MUDFORD, William
    An Historic Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands in 1815 under his Grace the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Prince Blucher, comprising the Battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo.

    London: Henry Colburn, 1817. Half morocco, 13 inches tall. A smart later half morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, fine gilt tooling to the panels and all edges gilt. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Half title, additional decorative title, frontispiece, 26 aquatint plates with contemporary hand-colouring, including a folding view of the Battle of Waterloo, and 2 folding maps. The colouring is exceptionally bright and fresh. Tooley states that the frontispiece is often missing and replaced with the 'Portraits of General Officers', as in this case. Minor repair to the margins of the title page. A super copy of this classic work.

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  • VERY FINE SET IN CLASSIC EARLY VICTORIAN FULL CALF
    The History of Greece. by MITFORD, William
    MITFORD, William
    The History of Greece.

    London: Thomas Tegg, 1835. 8 volume set, 6 1/2 inches tall. A delightful little set in a classic early Victorian full calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and extra gilt panels. Gilt and blind fillets frame the boards. Bound by Cleaver of Baker Street, Portman Square and with their ticket. Engraved title pages to all the volumes.

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  • NAPOLEONIC MEMOIRS IN SUPERB FULL MOROCCO
    Mémoires du Général Baron de Marbot. by MARBOT, Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin, Général
    MARBOT, Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin, Général
    Mémoires du Général Baron de Marbot.

    Paris: Librairie Plon, 1892. 3 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid full morocco by Birdsall with wide gilt raised bands and very ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Decorative gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Frontispieces. The binding is sound and highly decorative on the shelf with no splitting but there is heavy rubbing and scuffing to the edges. Monogram and coronet on the bookplate. Marbot is celebrated for his memoirs depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Austerlitz before serving in the Peninsular War under Marshals Jean Lannes and André Masséna. He then showed himself to be a dashing leader of light cavalry in the Russian…

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    Paris: Librairie Plon, 1892. 3 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid full morocco by Birdsall with wide gilt raised bands and very ornate gilt tooling to the panels. Decorative gilt fillets frame the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Frontispieces. The binding is sound and highly decorative on the shelf with no splitting but there is heavy rubbing and scuffing to the edges. Monogram and coronet on the bookplate. Marbot is celebrated for his memoirs depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Austerlitz before serving in the Peninsular War under Marshals Jean Lannes and André Masséna. He then showed himself to be a dashing leader of light cavalry in the Russian campaign of 1812. After taking part in the Battle of Waterloo alongside Emperor Napoleon I he served a period of exile before returning he was promoted to the rank of maréchal de camp (brigadier general) under King Louis Philippe I. In the original French.

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  • RATHER SPLENDID FULL MOROCCO BY ZAEHNSDORF
    Poems Written in Early Youth, Poems from 'Modern Love' and Scattered Poems. by MEREDITH, George
    MEREDITH, George
    Poems Written in Early Youth, Poems from 'Modern Love' and Scattered Poems.

    London: Constable and Company, 1909. Full morocco, 7 3/4 inches tall. A very neat binding by Zaehnsdorf with gilt raised bands, framed gilt panels and ornate gilt tooling to the boards within a series of gilt fillet panels. Gilt dentelles and top edge. Before establishing himself as a very successful novelist Meredith's first emphasis was as a romantic poet, Oscar Wilde described his poetry as "chaos illumined by brilliant flashes of lightning".

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