Histoire de Louvois et de son Administration Politique et Militare by Rousset, Camille - 1865

Paulin, libraire-editeur, 1845-1862. Hardcover. Good. 21 volume set. Contemporary green leather. Octavo. Clean, white, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Ex-libris stamps and markings. French. Library book plate inside cover. Stamp on spine. Mostly solid. 3 volumes are missing part of the spine material. Minor rubbing to spine edges. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

London, 1747. Second edition. Hardcover. Good +. Vol 1 � xxxvi, 607 pgs. Vol 2 � x, 612 pgs. Vol 3 � vi, 617 pgs.8 x 10 in. Text in French.Polished calf, original binding. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. 5 raised bands on spine. Marbled endpapers. Red edges to text block. Engraved frontis illustration. Red and black lettering on title page, with engraved illustration. Remains of blue silk bookmark in all. Condition of books is GOOD+ ; Bindings sound, with cracking to front edge of Vol 3. Worm damage to spines. Corners worn. Rubbing, small tears to covers. Foxing throughout. Small David B. Ogden bookplate on front paste down. Engraved armorial bookplate in center of front paste down depicting Samson, and �Emanuel Conte de Nay et de Richecourt� (likely original owner c. 1750). Marbled endpapers vivid. Vol 1 � tears to cover surface, ink marking on bookplate.Vol 2 � slight tears to surface of calf on front and back, more wear to all corners. Vol 3 � scratches, tears to front and back,… Read More

Paris: Le Fuel, 1809 A very good copy in full red morocco binding with card slip case in matching binding. With 6 black and white plates and additional vignette illustrations. The case is of a card case design in red morocco leather with a gilt border of leaves and flowers. The front has gilt titles and gilt compartments and the rear has a gilt chain design. It is clean and complete with some wear to corners and darkening in some places. The book has a matching binding which is in near fine condition, with just slight darkening where it fits into the case. All page edges gilt. Contents: half title; decorative vignette title page with tissue guard; 'Avis de l'Editeur' 2pp (with small loss to the bottom corner margin - no loss to text); Calendar; 5 plates; Poesies pp 1-108; half title - Melanges en Prose'; extracts pp 111-129; contents pp 130-134; further black and white plate; pages for notes on each month - with vignettes and blanks - mostly tissue-guarded. Contents are very clean and… Read More

Tombleson. London. 1832, [1834]. 2 volumes. Royal 8vo. 190pp; 181, (4)pp. Engraved title pages. Folding panoramic map; folding map. 137 (68+69) engraved plates. Later half calf, marbled boards, raised bands to spine, in six compartments, gilt lettering and spine rules. Marbled boards with a little shelf wear. Upper hinges reinforced. Minor worm damage to lower edge of reps Vol.II. Occasional light foxing and offsetting. Signature of Edward Lock to fep of each volume. A handsome set, with all plates as listed.
William Tombleson (1795-1846) Artist, illustrator and engraver.

Paris: Boussod, Valadon & Cie., Editeurs, 1885. Types et uniformes. L'armee francaise. I: Etats majors. Ecoles. Infanterie. Cavalerie; II: Armes speciales. Corps indigenes. Corps auxiliaires. Marine. TWO VOLUMES IN ONE- by Jules Richard- Illustrated by Edouard Detaille- Boussod, Valadon & Cie., Editeurs, Paris- 1885-89- 1st Edition- originally sold in parts at 10ff per part starting in 1885- Hardcover:- Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall- 1/2 Leather & Marbled Boards (corner leather missing)-G-VG/ no jacket as issued- Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment- rubbing at extremities, bumped and softened corners where leather missing- stiil tight and square- Pp. 128, plus 32 colour plates; 116, plus 28 colour plates, (10) indices printed in red and black and illustrated, (2) colophon printed in red and black- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-historical-France-army-uniforms-arms-illustrated (4771) An extremely… Read More

Paulin, libraire-editeur, 1845-1862. Hardcover. Good. 21 volume set. Contemporary green leather. Octavo. Clean, white, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Ex-libris stamps and markings. French. Library book plate inside cover. Stamp on spine. Mostly solid. 3 volumes are missing part of the spine material. Minor rubbing to spine edges. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

London, 1747. Second edition. Hardcover. Good +. Vol 1 � xxxvi, 607 pgs. Vol 2 � x, 612 pgs. Vol 3 � vi, 617 pgs.8 x 10 in. Text in French.Polished calf, original binding. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. 5 raised bands on spine. Marbled endpapers. Red edges to text block. Engraved frontis illustration. Red and black lettering on title page, with engraved illustration. Remains of blue silk bookmark in all. Condition of books is GOOD+ ; Bindings sound, with cracking to front edge of Vol 3. Worm damage to spines. Corners worn. Rubbing, small tears to covers. Foxing throughout. Small David B. Ogden bookplate on front paste down. Engraved armorial bookplate in center of front paste down depicting Samson, and �Emanuel Conte de Nay et de Richecourt� (likely original owner c. 1750). Marbled endpapers vivid. Vol 1 � tears to cover surface, ink marking on bookplate.Vol 2 � slight tears to surface of calf on front and back, more wear to all corners. Vol 3 � scratches, tears to front and back,… Read More

Paris: Le Fuel, 1809 A very good copy in full red morocco binding with card slip case in matching binding. With 6 black and white plates and additional vignette illustrations. The case is of a card case design in red morocco leather with a gilt border of leaves and flowers. The front has gilt titles and gilt compartments and the rear has a gilt chain design. It is clean and complete with some wear to corners and darkening in some places. The book has a matching binding which is in near fine condition, with just slight darkening where it fits into the case. All page edges gilt. Contents: half title; decorative vignette title page with tissue guard; 'Avis de l'Editeur' 2pp (with small loss to the bottom corner margin - no loss to text); Calendar; 5 plates; Poesies pp 1-108; half title - Melanges en Prose'; extracts pp 111-129; contents pp 130-134; further black and white plate; pages for notes on each month - with vignettes and blanks - mostly tissue-guarded. Contents are very clean and… Read More

Tombleson. London. 1832, [1834]. 2 volumes. Royal 8vo. 190pp; 181, (4)pp. Engraved title pages. Folding panoramic map; folding map. 137 (68+69) engraved plates. Later half calf, marbled boards, raised bands to spine, in six compartments, gilt lettering and spine rules. Marbled boards with a little shelf wear. Upper hinges reinforced. Minor worm damage to lower edge of reps Vol.II. Occasional light foxing and offsetting. Signature of Edward Lock to fep of each volume. A handsome set, with all plates as listed.
William Tombleson (1795-1846) Artist, illustrator and engraver.

Paris: Boussod, Valadon & Cie., Editeurs, 1885. Types et uniformes. L'armee francaise. I: Etats majors. Ecoles. Infanterie. Cavalerie; II: Armes speciales. Corps indigenes. Corps auxiliaires. Marine. TWO VOLUMES IN ONE- by Jules Richard- Illustrated by Edouard Detaille- Boussod, Valadon & Cie., Editeurs, Paris- 1885-89- 1st Edition- originally sold in parts at 10ff per part starting in 1885- Hardcover:- Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall- 1/2 Leather & Marbled Boards (corner leather missing)-G-VG/ no jacket as issued- Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment- rubbing at extremities, bumped and softened corners where leather missing- stiil tight and square- Pp. 128, plus 32 colour plates; 116, plus 28 colour plates, (10) indices printed in red and black and illustrated, (2) colophon printed in red and black- SEE PHOTOS- Non-fiction-historical-France-army-uniforms-arms-illustrated (4771) An extremely… Read More