LOUIS XVIII, Etienne-Léon, baron de LAMOTHE-LANGON
Mémoires de Louis XVIII recueillis et mis en ordre par M. le Duc de D****
Mame-Delaunay • Thoisnier-Desplaces|Paris 1832 -1833|12.50 x 20.50 cm|12 volumes reliés
First edition.
Contemporary green half sheep bindings (blue marbled boards). False raised band spines decorated with fillets, roll tooling at head and tail. Gilt titles and volume numbers. Some rubbing. Boards rubbed. A brown ink or water stain affecting the lower margin of the title page of volume 6 and the first 5 leaves, fading gradually, all within 2 cm. Paper generally fresh throughout.
Lamothe-Langon accomplished remarkable editorial work in organizing these outstanding memoirs of a little-known period following the Napoleonic Empire from the king's papers and manuscript documents. These are not merely political and historical memoirs but also cultural and intimate ones, which reveal the complex personality of this king.
NB: This work is available at the bookstore upon request within 48 hours.
Contemporary green half sheep bindings (blue marbled boards). False raised band spines decorated with fillets, roll tooling at head and tail. Gilt titles and volume numbers. Some rubbing. Boards rubbed. A brown ink or water stain affecting the lower margin of the title page of volume 6 and the first 5 leaves, fading gradually, all within 2 cm. Paper generally fresh throughout.
Lamothe-Langon accomplished remarkable editorial work in organizing these outstanding memoirs of a little-known period following the Napoleonic Empire from the king's papers and manuscript documents. These are not merely political and historical memoirs but also cultural and intimate ones, which reveal the complex personality of this king.
NB: This work is available at the bookstore upon request within 48 hours.
€1,200