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1929321880New York: D. Appleton & Company 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Ex-library markings on spine heel title page and rear end page. Light sunning on spine.; From the personal collection of notable photojournalist Ted Spiegel who is known for his work with National Geographic and his portrait of John F. Kennedy. D. Appleton & Company hardcover
B9781494070823Paperback / softback. New. paperback
192849409Berlin Germany: S. Fischer Verlag 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Leather / Leder bound spine and corners hardcover with excellent unmarked pages and VG exterior: light wear on raised spine bands edges corners. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine blemished by a few pale spots gilt upper page edges. This deluxe German language volume includes an apparently original slip-case the upper and lower front edges are curved following the curved line of the hardcover spine. The slip-case is good with a tiny break and 5cm along one of the upper edges missing a small amount of the exterior surface. 366 pages. 1.8 lbs <br/> <br/> S. Fischer Verlag hardcover
192670441Paris: Nrf 1926. Fine. Nrf Paris 1926 17 x 22 cm broché sous chemise et étui First edition one of 109 numbered copies on Lafuma Navarre paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format deluxe issue. Our copy is presented in chemise and slipcase of vellum-style boards marbled paper covers. Fine copy. Nrf hardcover
1927300032New York: D. Appleton & Company 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good boards. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1963177915London: Bodley Head 1963. Hardcover. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket. Bodley Head hardcover
1934927M4Paris: Bernard Grasset 1934. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A uniformly bound two-volume set of the first edition seventh printing of Maurois' biography of the notable Romantic poet Lord Byron. The first edition seventh printing of this work in a two-volume set uniformly bound in half morocco bindings with the original paper wraps bound in. A two-volume set of this biography of the renowned Romantic poet Lord Byron by the French author André Maurois 1885-1967. Written in the original French this work is one of Maurois' popular biographies; he also wrote a memoir of Benjamin Disraeli and Percy Bysshe Shelley among others. In half morocco bindings with the original paper wraps bound in. Externally in excellent condition except for small marks to the front board of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Marginal age toning to pages with the odd spot to the first few pages of volume I; otherwise clean. Very Good Indeed Bernard Grasset hardcover
1930FIN1-C-7London: Bernard Grasset 1930. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. Andre Maurois's biography of the poet Lord Byron. In French. First edition. André Maurois born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog; 26 July 1885 9 October 1967 was a French author. Complete in two volumes. In half-tree-calf bindings with marbled boards. Externally smart with just one large mark to the front board of volume II. Internally firmly bound. Pages are browned throughout though generally clean. Very Good Indeed Bernard Grasset hardcover
193074951Paris: Grasset 1930. Fine. Grasset Paris 1930 17 x 22.50 cm 2 volumes reliés sous étui First edition one of 315 numbered copies on laid Marais paper and reimposed in Tellière quarto format. Half dark green shagreen bindings with corners spines with five raised bands gilt dates at foot combed paper boards endpapers and pastedowns of matching paper covers and spines preserved slipcase edged with dark green shagreen boards covered with combed paper. Grasset hardcover
1930793L46Paris: Bernard Grasset 1930. First edition. Fine Binding. Fine. 8.5" by 6". None. A very smartly bound first edition set of Andre Maurois' biography of Byron. From the library at Julians Park once home to socialite and patron of arts Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. This work is numbered 516 of copies printed on Velin pur Chiffon. In the original French. Rebound in beautiful half morocco bindings. Complete in two volumes. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Audrey Evelyn James Coats and Audrey Evelyn James Field at Julian"s Park. Pleydell-Bouverie was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire. Audrey was also alleged to be the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII although she was also rumoured to be his daugher or the lover of King Edward VIII. She bought Julians Park in 1940 following her third marriage to the Hon Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was a patron of the arts and it is believed that she bound several books herself as many books from her library were stamped with her name and she owned a group of bookbinding tools. Her circle of friends included Winston Churchill Coco Chanel and Nancy Mitford. She was featured in Cecil Beaton's 'Book of Beauty' and was regarded as one of the Bright Young Things. In uniform half morocco bindings with paper covered boards. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. A few light spots to the preliminary leaves. Otherwise just the odd spot. Fine Bernard Grasset unknown
192528416London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited 1925. Very Good /Very Good. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited 1925. Octavo; publisher's cloth in grey printed dust jacket; 8157pp. Very light wear to jacket extremities spine panel a shade toned else a Very Good remarkably fresh copy. <br /> <br /> Philosophical dialogue between a young officer and the older philosopher/tutor "upon the nature place and scope of Leadership in War and Peace" front jacket panel. John Lane the Bodley Head Limited unknown
1982feb11765Minerva 1982. Used. 1982; Romanian Edition of Cei trei Dumas 1 BPT 1138; For more details please contact me Minerva unknown
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ria9781443729062_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; CHATEAUBRIAND- Poet Statesman Lover by ANDREW MAUROIS. Contents include: Introduction ix I. Childhood and Youth i II. Soldier and Voyager 3 5 III. Exile 57 IV. Le Genie du Christianisme 87 V Journey from Paris to Andalmia 1 2 8 VI The hardcover
B9781443729062Hardback. New. hardcover
1938792A25London: Jonathan Cape 1938. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6" . Not Stated . The first English translation of this biography of French author François-René de Chateaubriand in an exquisite Bayntun full calf binding. The first edition of this biographical sketch of François-René de Chateaubriand important French author and politician who had a great influence on French literature of the nineteenth century dominating the literary scene of the time. The first English edition translated from the French of André Maurois by Vera Fraser. Recounting from his childhood and youth his time as a soldier and voyager his exile in England and much more. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three full page plates as well as a folding plate illustrating his genealogical tree. Collated complete. In a beautiful fine full calf binding signed Bayntun. In a lovely full calf binding signed Bayntun with five raised bands and gilt tooling to the spine pictorial endpapers and gilt to the edges. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only and some sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the first few leaves otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three full page plates as well as a folding plate illustrating his genealogical tree. Collated complete. Near Fine Jonathan Cape hardcover
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