captain buchan telfer (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Red cloth binding with gilt title to spine. General wear to exterior as shown with some marks and scuffs, spine ends and corners bumped, slight discolouring to spine. Half title with ink and pencil notes. Inner joint cracked. Pages complete with frontispiece and 2 further portrait plates, and a folding facsimile, as called for. Light marginal age toning and the odd little spot here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean as shown. Pages: xix, [5], 378pp, 3pp, [3], 24pp, frontispiece, 3 plates (1 folding). Size: 22.2cm by 14cm. Charlotte d'Éon de Beaumont or Charles d'Éon de Beaumont (5 October 1728 - 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalière d'Éon or the Chevalier d'Éon, was a French diplomat, spy, and soldier. D'Éon fought in the Seven Years' War, and spied for France while in Russia and England. D'Éon had androgynous physical characteristics, appeared publicly as a man and pursued masculine occupations for 49 years, although during that time, successfully infiltrated the court of Empress Elizabeth of Russia by presenting as a woman. Starting in 1777, d'Éon lived as a woman and was officially recognised as a woman by King Louis XVI.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. A celebrated 18th-century soldier, diplomat, and spy, the Chevalier d'Eon (1728-1810) lived openly as a man and as a woman in France and England at different stages of life, drawing much public interest. Octavo: xix, [5], 378, [26, ads] pp. with 3 plates, an illustration, and a folding facsimile. Original red cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling, gilt and blind-stamped borders, and black endpapers. Period bookseller's ticket to the front pastedown. The spine is rather darkened, with some fraying and loss to the tips, and a bit of general smudging. Scarce.

Hardback. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: No DW. 1st Edition. Publisher's red cloth, gilt. "A. Lucas 1885" on halftitle Frontispiece. Two plates (tending loose). Plate at page 208 has 55x15mm brown stain in top margin. Facsimile at p258 in excellent condition. Pages 24 and 378 and 2 plus Oct 1884 catalogue of 24 pages. FULLY COLLATED. Nice bright tight copy but bit cocked . Small stain top left of front cover. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. The Strange Career of the Chevalier D'eon de Beaumont. Minister Plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763. By Captain J. Buchan Telfer, R.N., F.S.A., F.R.G.S., Author of "The Crimea and Transcaucasia," "The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger," etc. With Portraits and Facsimile. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. Included is a signed manuscript letter by the author J. Buchan Telfer, speaking on the subject of this biography. 378 pp, 9 x 5.5", 8vo. In fair condition. Red cloth boards are scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Head of spine lacking - binding exposed. Spine tanned from sun exposure. Gilt lettering on spine generally soiled. Water dampness staining to front hinge, causing discoloration throughout text-block. Previous ownership bookplates found on front paste-down: Thomas Cullen & Frederick Whiley Hilles. Both front and rear gutters split - binding mesh exposed. Frontispiece & tissue guard detached from binding. Toning throughout text-block. No known marginalia. Some instances of age-staining to plates. Binding is intact, but fragile at hinges. Manuscript letter exhibits toning, especially around edges. Bottom corner dog-eared. Please see photos and ask questions before purchasing. Chalres-Genviéve-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont or Charlotte-Geneviève-Louise-Augusta-Andréa-Timothéa d'Éon de Beaumont (1728-1810), usually known as Chevalier d'Éon or the Chevalière d'Éon (chevalière is the female equivalent of chevalier, meaning knight), was a French diplomat, spy, and soldier. She fought in the Seven Years' War, and spied for France while in Russia and England. D'Éon had androgynous physical characteristics and natural abilities as a mimic and a spy. She appeared publicly as a man and pursued masculine occupations for 49 years, although during that time, she successfully infiltrated the court of Empress Elizabeth of Russia by presenting as a woman. Starting in 1777, d'Éon lived asa woman and was officially recognized as a woman by King Louis XVI. After returning to England later in her life, she successfully petitioned the English courts to be legally recognized as a woman, which is seen as one of the earliest instances of legal recognition of a gender transition. Despite the fact that d'Éon habitually wore a dragoon's uniform, rumors circulated in London that d'Éon was actually a woman. A betting pool was started on the London Stock Exchange about d'Éons true sex. D'Éon herself was invited to join, but declined, saying that an examination would be dishonoring, whatever the result. After a year without progress, the wager was abandoned. Some modern scholars have interpreted d'Éon as transgender. Havelock Ellis jointed the "eonism" to describe similar cases of transgender behavior. The Beaumont Society, a long-standing organization for transgender people, is named after d'Éon. The manuscript letter written by the author discusses his confusion concerning d'Éons decision to not be examined by a surgeon during his life-time, as this would have cleared up any confusion, in the author's opinion. The letter also mentions the autopsy report by Thomas Copeland regarding Chevalier d'Éon. Amazing European history. Manuscript letter from author. Rare! RAREB1885ORTX - 12/23 - HK993 FORN-SHELF-0477-BB-2501-HKREV436.