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1872842B7London : Smith Elder & Co. 1872. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A lovely leather bound volume on the history of the Hundred Days during the Napoleonic Wars. This volume is a translation from French of the story of the Hundred Days which is also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition which marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII. Erckmann-Chatrian was the name French authors Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian used with nearly all of their works being jointly written. This volume is translated from their French.With four plates. Collated complete. In full calf binding. Externally lovely with some light marks to the boards and a small part of the red to the spine has come away. With a previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown for Thomas Benfield Harbottle and a prize bookplate to the front free endpaper for the same person. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Near Fine Smith, Elder & Co. hardcover
186962472Paris: J. Hetzel & Cie 1869. Fine. J. Hetzel & Cie Paris 1869 19.50 x 29 cm 4 volumes reliés en 1 Edition of the year of the original adorned with illustrations by Théophile Schuler engraved by Pannemaker. Half aubergine sheep binding smooth spine with quadruple gilt fillets some traces of rubbing to spine marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns corners slightly bumped contemporary binding. Some foxing otherwise handsome copy. J. Hetzel & Cie hardcover
187646333Paris: Jules Hetzel & Cie 1876. Fine. Jules Hetzel & Cie Paris s. d. 1876 11.50 x 18 cm relié First edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Half caramel shagreen binding spine with five raised bands decorated with double blind-tooled compartments black shagreen title label with a small marginal lack marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns three corners slightly bumped contemporary binding. Signed autograph inscription from Alexandre Chatrian for both volumes to his ""old friend"" Ludovic Bouyon. Some foxing. Jules Hetzel & Cie hardcover
185986089Paris: A. Bourdilliat et Cie 1859. Fine. A. Bourdilliat et Cie Paris 1859 11.50 x 18.50 cm relié The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Half brown morocco with corners spine with five raised bands highlighted with gilt fillets and decorated with gilt fleurons gilt date at foot marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns covers and spine preserved top edge gilt elegant binding signed Semet & Plumelle. A handsome copy without foxing beautifully bound. A. Bourdilliat et Cie hardcover
187328134Paris 1873. 19th edition. 4 vols. 8vo. Bound in 3/4 red calf and marbled paper over boards with contrasting title labels. Fine. 19th edition. 4 vols. 8vo. unknown
187146329Paris: Jules Hetzel & Cie 1871. Fine. Jules Hetzel & Cie Paris 1871 11.50 x 18 cm relié The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Half caramel shagreen binding spine with five raised bands decorated with double blind-stamped compartments black shagreen title label marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns upper corners slightly bumped contemporary binding. Autograph inscription signed by Alexandre Chatrian to both volumes to his ""old friend"" Ludovic Bouyon. Some foxing a crease mark at foot of last leaves. Jules Hetzel & Cie hardcover
186646344Paris: Jules Hetzel 1866. Fine. Jules Hetzel Paris 1866 11.50 x 18 cm relié First edition of which there were no deluxe copies with second edition statement. Half caramel shagreen binding spine with five raised bands decorated with double blind compartments black shagreen title-label marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns upper corners slightly bumped contemporary binding. Signed and inscribed by Alexandre Chatrian to his friend Ludovic Bouyon. Some light foxing. Jules Hetzel hardcover
189993307New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1899. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Gilt spine lettering ruled edge blind stamped blue covers. 12mo's. 300 338 284 326 264 and 342 pages. All are "fortunately" ex-library books with library stamps and card pockets on the last free end paper."Fortunately" - because each volume has cards in the card pockets showing that none of the books had ever been checked out! <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
186646369Paris: Jules HetzelA. Lacroix 1866. Fine. Jules Hetzel A. Lacroix Paris 1866 11 x 18 cm relié The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Half caramel shagreen binding spine with five raised bands decorated with double blind-stamped compartments black shagreen title-label marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns contemporary binding. Signed and inscribed by Alexandre Chatrian to his friend Ludovic Bouyon. Bookplate of the dedicatee pasted on a pastedown. Some minor foxing. Jules HetzelA. Lacroix hardcover
1869040572New York: Charles Scribner and Company 1869. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition. The first American edition from the 13th French in blindstamped and gilt green cloth wear and bumping to corners but generally very good. With 10 tipped in plate including the frontispiece. Tissue guard to the frontis is torn out. 289pp 8pp of ads at rear.<br /> <br /> Translated by the noted abolitionist and activist Charlotte Forten Grimké1837-1914. Forten grew up in relative privilege in Philadelphia was the only African-American at Higginson Grammar School in Salem MA where she later became a member of the Anti-Slavery society where she met Emerson Sumner and Garrison who later published her poetry. She was the first black teacher to join the Sea Island's mission during the Civil War — an episode made into a film in the 1980s — where she met Robert Gould of the 54th Massachusetts and Thomas Wentworth Higginson of the 1st South Carolina the two prominent all African-American regiments. Her activism and reality were difficult bedfellows during this time which she wrote of in Atlantic Monthly as Forten as evidenced by her translating this very volume was steeped in European literature whereas her pupils were often Gullah speakers. Forten's journals were published posthumously to great acclaim and enduring interest. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo 8vo. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 040572. Charles Scribner and Company hardcover
