Grammont philibert count (5 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited edition, one of 1000 copies. Base of spine and boards a bit stained, affects first and last couple pages but not text. 1928 Hard Cover. viii, 230 pp. Black cloth, gilt titles and rules. A biography of the sieges of Trino, Arras, and Lerida, and the count's time at and exile from court, with some discussion of intrigues and love affairs in both England and France. Though billed as a memoir, the work was written by the count's brother-in-law. "The account of Gramont's early career was doubtless provided by himself, but Hamilton was probably more familiar with the history of the court of Charles II., which forms the most interesting section of the book." (Britannica).…

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. A splendid original engraved portrait of an eminent person. Professionally mounted and ready to frame. Unusual, attractive and decorative.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The Memoirs of Count Grammont, 3 volumes, complete The fascinating, witty and insightful recounting and memories of the happenings and nobles of the court of King Charles II (who had fled from England to France) between 1662-64. OVERALL CONDITION: VERY GOOD BOOK INFO Published in 1809 by John White in London. Second English edition, revised (as listed on the title page). Translated from the original French. In period fine binding: 1/2 polished blue calf over marbled paper; tooled bordering; 4 raised gilded spine bands with gilt lettered leather spine label and gilt lettering. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers that match the boards. Octavo. Collated and complete in 3 volumes with 3 frontispieces and 37 additional engraved plates. ABOUT KING CHARLES II King Charles II (1630- 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on January 30, 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on February 5, 1649. However, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth, with a government led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, and Charles fled to mainland Europe. Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. Charles spent the next nine years in exile in France, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Netherlands. A political crisis after Cromwell's death in 1658 resulted in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and Charles was invited to return to Britain. CONDITION REPORT The volumes are in VERY GOOD antiquarian condition for 225-year-old volumes. Square spines with firm hinges and joints. Rubbing to boards and extremities. Corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and on/near plates. Generally quite clean with a sporadic smudge, page creasing, bent corner or other sign of handling.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good to Very Good. No Dust Jacket. [1793] 364+pp. Red leather covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt border decoration to covers. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to extremities. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Hinges tender. Neatly penned inscription on front blank endpaper stating "this copy from the first impressions as the work came out" and that Harding was under some obligation to the recipient of this copy. Light foxing throughout. Illust. w/ several b/w portraits.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED. 1 volume, 7-5/16" x 4-7/8", extra illustrated with the insertion of 29 additional portrait plates. Bound in full straight grained maroon morocco, rubbed gilt decorated spine, spine ever so slightly sunned, covers triple ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt others uncut by Morrell, head and foot of spine fine, inner and outer hinges fine overall VERY GOOD.…