French History

Bruxelles: : Imprimerie de Fain, 1816. Recent brown cloth with gilt titles. IVme Volume for 1816 - 24 issues. The complete second half of the year, including the scarce Tricolour issue, which was published in blue, white and red. Binding and end papers are spotless. The newspaper is clean and tidy, with a few pages uncut. Slightly darkened and some minor edge wear, but overall an excellent example. Le Nain Jaune was a pro-Bonaparte political newspaper, openly displayed on Napoleon's return. At the second return of the Bourbons, the newspaper was suppressed. In 1816 Cauchois-Lemaire had fled to Belgium and the newspaper was published from there. In November 1816 it was merged with the Mercury Surveillant to become Le Liberal [ii]. 266 [ii] pp. 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches). . Toile brune récente avec titres dorés. IVme Volume pour 1816 - 24 numéros. Le second semestre complet, y compris le rare numéro tricolore, qui a été publié en bleu, blanc et rouge. La reliure et les pages de garde sont… Read More

1794 ENGLISH ed French Revolution War Rabaut France Politics Bastille 2v BINDING

"The Bastille not only overshadowed the capital, but it darkened the hearts of men, for it had been notorious for centuries as the instrument and the emblem of tyranny."
― Lord Acton on the Storming of the Bastille.

Jean Paul Rabaut's history of the French Revolution was printed in 1792, during the heart of the conflicts in Paris. Rabaut discusses the reasons for many of the revolts but also the details of the conflicts. There is an entire section devoted to the Storming of the Bastille. Rabaut would later write an entire set describing the full events and repercussions of the French Revolution.

This particular edition was published in 1794 in London, a beautiful two-volume English edition.

Item number: #22235
Price: $599

RABAUT, Jean-Paul

An impartial history of the late Revolution in France : from its commencement to the death of the Queen

London: G.G and J. Robinson, 1794.

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1817 French Revolution & Napoleonic Wars ART Louis XVI Landensberg Illustrated

Franz Eugen von Seida und Landensberg was a relatively unknown 19th-century German historian who published a number of political and military history books. One notable work was a logbook of the French Revolution. This memoir chronologically follows the events of the French Revolution from a German perspective, illustrated with impressive copper engravings detailing various important scenes.

Item number: #22317
Price: $599

LANDENSBERG, Franz Eugen Seida und

Denkbuch der franzoesischen Revolution vom ersten Aufruhr in der Vorstadt St. Antoine den 28. Apr. 1789 bis zum Todestag Ludwig's XVI. den 21. Jän̄er 1793 : in 42 Kupfern mit einem erläuternden Texte

Memmingen: Müller, 1817.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o VI, 108
o Illustrated with 42 copper engravings
• Language: German
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
• Size: ~10.25in X 13.75in (26.5cm x 35cm)

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1844 1ed History of the BASTILLE French Revolution Prisoner Torture Illustrated

A fascinating and important 1789 account of the infamous storming of the Bastille and the French Revolution. In July of 1789, French revolutionaries sought to gain control of the French fortress and prison – a sign of taking power away from the French throne. Authors Auguste Arnould and Alboize du Pujol published a highly detailed and impressive account of the prison and its symbolism during the French Revolution. "History of the Bastille" offers descriptions of prison escapes, the torture of prisoners, and the state of the prison throughout the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and into the late 18th-century.

Item number: #22416
Price: $599

ARNOULD, Auguste

Histoire de la Bastille depuis sa foundation 1374 Jusqu'a sa destruction 1789

Paris: Administration de Librairie, 1844. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes in 3 tomes
o Tome 1 (vols. 1-2) – [4], 335, [1]; [4], 350,… Read More

1666 Thieves & Robbers French Crime LAW Larrons Assassinations Pick-Pockets RARE

A highly rare and impressive book on the history of French thieves. Written by Francois de Calvi, this book covers the types of crimes committed by thieves, their planning, slight-of-hand and pick-pocket skills, and strategies. This book was intended to help warn against the types of crimes committed, where, and how they are followed through. Other topics include thieves on horseback, how the bourgeoisie are attacked, assassinations and massacres, and pirates! A fascinating work!

Item number: #23446
Price: $599

CALVI, Francois de

Histoire générale des larrons, divisée en trois livres

A Rouen: Chez Jacques Besongne, 1666.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 parts in 1
o Part I – [8], 270
o Part II – [16], 209, [1]
o Part III – [8], 236
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)

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1795 French Revolution ENGLISH Report Gifford Narrative of Louis XVI Illustrated

John Gifford's "Narrative of the Transactions Relating to Louis XVI" is a rare, 18th-century description of the life and political influence of the king of France during the French Revolution. Throughout this work is countless letters and speeches of the king, political reports from the Revolution, and even notes on specific moments regarding the Revolution:
"At midnight the tocsin was sounded, and the drums beat to arms in every part of the city. The faction profited by this moment of confusion, to enforce a measure that appeared necessary for the accomplishment of their designs… This self-elected commune took immediate possession of the Town-Hall and proceeded to such measures as might most effectually promote the designs of the insurgents."

Item number: #24049
Price: $499

GIFFORD, John

A narrative of the transactions personally relating to the unfortunate Lewis the Sixteenth

London: printed for D. Brewman,… Read More

1816 Battle of Waterloo NAPOLEONIC WARS von Blücher RARE Calcutta India Napoleon
"The Battle of Waterloo" is an intricate account of the famed confrontation on June 18, 1815, where Napoleon's French army was defeated by the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal von Blücher. This pivotal moment, marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars, set the stage for a new era of peace known as the Pax Britannica. The book explores the strategic moves, battles, and aftermath, while also listing officers impacted and detailing honors bestowed upon units and individuals.
Remarkably, this unique edition, printed in Calcutta in 1816 from John Booth's original 1815 London publication, is an exceedingly rare find with no other known copies of this specific printing globally.
Item number: #41453
Price: $550
[BOOTH, John]
The Battle of Waterloo. With Circumstantial Details Previous and After the Battle. To Which is Added an Alphabetical List of the Officers Killed and Wounded, as Also an… Read More

1829 Napoleon Bonaparte 1ed Memoirs by Bourrienne French Revolution 10v SET
An impressive 19th-century ten-volume set of the 'Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte' by French author Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne. The fascinating contents detail the personal, military, and political life of the iconic French historical figure. This incredibly rare first edition is a valuable and highly sought-after printing!
Item number: #23468
Price: $750
BOURRIENNE, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de
Mémoires de M. de Bourrienne, ministre d'état, sur Napoléon, le Directoire, le Consulat, l'Empire et la Restauration
A Paris: chez Ladvocat, 1829. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete; 10 volumes
o Each tome individually paginated
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate
o Mr. Berryer
Pierre-Antoine Berryer (1790–1868) was a French advocate and parliamentary orator. He was the twelfth member elected to occupy Seat Four of the Académie française in 1852. After the second restoration he distinguished himself as a… Read More

Lawrence Krtizman, ed. Trans. by Arthur Goldhammer. 3 Volume set. Volume I: Conflicts and Division. xxiv, 651pp. Vol. II: Traditions, xii,591(1)pp., Vol. III: Symbols. xii, 751pp. some illus. Notes, Indexes. Stout 4to. Cloth, d.j. (in mylar protectors; spines very lightly sunned) o/w/ Fine/near Fine condition.
Photos are of the actual set that is for sale.
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1815 SECRET Memoirs 1ed Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleonic WARS Waterloo Revolution

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
– Napoléon Bonaparte

Napoléon Bonaparte was the most prominent Military leader during the French Revolution and led many successful campaigns, dominated European, and global affairs for more than a decade. In the years following the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, the French public was interested in the life of Napoleon and his armies.

Charles Doris, who claimed to have viewed Napoleon from a distance for many years, wrote a biographical sketch of Napoleon, in which he writes out of sympathy for Napoleon – noting his lack of friendships, his barbaric mindset, and his desire only to be victorious in battle. 'Secret Memoirs' as it is known is a rare account of Napoleon's life and military career, published following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.

Item number: #24699
Price: $499

DORIS, Charles

Secret Memoirs of Napoleon Buonaparte, preceded by an… Read More

Paris: Chez Barba, Libraire, 1807. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mos. ix, [14]-251, [5]; viii, 230; xii, 211, [1]; 239; 364 pages. Hardcovers bound in quarter leather and marbled paper-covered boards. The bindings are quite worn, scuffed and bumped, but the bindings are sound. An ex-library set with full markings. Removed shelf labels from the spines and paper label on the front covers. Ink stamps on the title pages (one from Austria and one in Russian). The title labels on the spines are worn with two showing heavy chipping and pest damage. In Volume IV, there are burn marks at the tops of pages 229-239 with some loss of text (heavy loss on the last fe3w pages. The text blocks are quite sound. A scarce early work on Napoleon. No other copies online; no auction records found.

Lille: L. Danel, 1893. First edition, limited to 1,250 numbered copies, number 111. Published Lille: L. Danel, 1893. Text in French. Folio, 12" x 15 1/2", 434pp., Illustrated by Maison Ch. Gillot in Paris, based on the watercolors GRAMMONT, MARIE DE l'ISLE with full color, full page plates under tissue guard, and the drawings of NEYMARCK, along with b/w facsimilies, tables and reproductions. Burgundy publisher's cloth with gilt spine and cover titles, blind embossed spine design, green endpapers. Fading to the spine cloth, three inch hairline split to the outer cloth at rear hinge, wear and some tenderness to the tips, else very good. Binding strong and tight, pages clean and bright with slight, occasional foxing, color plates fine, some creasing/darkening to tissue guards. Very good. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio. Numbered, Limited Edition.

1661 Henry IV of France 1ed History of Bourbon Perefixe FAMOUS Elzevier Rare

Also known as Henry the Great, Henry IV was notable for being the first French king from the House of Bourbon. Hardouin de Perefixe's account of the life and reign of the 16th-century monarch is perhaps one of the best biographical sketches of Henry IV. It first appeared in 1661 and was met with significant popularity throughout Europe, so much so, that an English edition was demanded shortly after its initial release.

Item number: #25347
Price: $499

PEREFIXE, Hardouin de Beaumont

Histoire du Roy Henry le Grand

Amsterdam : Chez Daniel Elzevier, M. DC. LXIV [1661]. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [10], 522 (i.e., 524)
o Engraved title page
· References: Willems 1364; Goldsmid III, p.15;
o The final section of this work is a poem entitled "Henry le Grand, au Roy, Poeme" signed Cassagnes
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1900. Mémoires du Sergent Bourgogne (1812 - 1813) pulbliés d'après le manuscrit original par Paul Cottin Directeur de la Nouvelle Revue rétrospective et Maurice Henault Archiviste municipale de Valenciennes. First edition thus. Finely bound in half leather. Published Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1900. 4to., 8 1/2" x 11 1/2", xv+247pp. plus addenda, illustrated with full color plates and b/w engravings within the text. Text in French. Bound in red leather with raised bands, gilt titles and panel designs, over blind embossed red cloth with gilt cover emblem, all edge gilting, silk endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Printed of bright white, heavy coated paper. 1903 prize award bookplate loosely attached to pastedown. Near fine. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to.

Paris: EURIMPRIM (IMPRIMEURS EUROPEENS REUNIS), 1969. 2nd Edition. Hard cover in red letherette boards. Published Paris: EURIMPRIM (IMPRIMEURS EUROPEENS REUNIS), 1969. Folio, 9 3/4" x 13", 413pp., illustrated with full page plates of insignia in color and b/w. Text in French. Pebbled red letherette with gilt titles. Russian born Serge Andolenko, served admirably as French military officer, rising to the rank of brigade général of the French Army. "A passionate historian, he was renowned for several publications on the French Army and the Imperial Russian Army." Work covers all infantry regiments, including infantry of the foot hunters, the Zouaves, the foreign legion, the Moroccan riflemen, the African light infantry and the Moroccan Goums. Mild dust foxing on top edge of page block, gilt bit dull, else fine, clean, bright, unmarked. A beautiful copy.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. Folio.