Louis xvi

1418 · 27853 — London Oxford and N.P. probably London: By Baylis and sold by the author 1798; 1814; 1814. First Editions Of Three Separate Works. Bound without the half-title. With an engraved plate of the tower which sometimes is placed as a frontispiece two engraved plans on one plate and two engraved reproductions on one plate. Additionally there is the folding panorama as the frontispiece to the Badajoz volume. 8vo contemporary style calf the spine with double gilt ruled bands the compartments with panel designs of gilt corner work and central fleurs-de-lys red morocco lettering label gilt. 2 255 5 pp. plus plates; 4 53 pp.; 12 pp. Neat bookplate and name on preliminary blank and slight offsetting from one plate but fine in attractive binding. FIRST EDITION OF ALL THREE WORKS. The books here included are all considered quite scarce indeed. Few copies appear in the marketplace and few are in collections world wide. Cléry was the King's valet and this is a first hand account. It is considered the most important period writing on the captivity of Louis XV. It is bound with two other very scarce works A Correct Account Of The Visit Of His Royal Highness The Prince Regent And His Illustrious Guests To The University And City Of Oxford In June 1814. To Which Is Added The English Poems Recited On The Occasion; Accompanied by Some General Remarks. Oxford 1814 and with A Short Description of Badajoz And The Surrounding Country; With Extracts From The London Gazette; Explanatory Of The Pictures Exhibiting In The Panorama Leicester Square Representing The Siege In 1812. Taken from the Fort La Picurin. Badajoz was considered the bloodiest of all of the sieges by Wellington during the Peninsular War campaigns. By Baylis and sold by the author unknown