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178056021Lyon: Chez Bernuset 1780. 570 2 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled sheep. 570 2 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. <br/><br/> Chez Bernuset unknown
17935459Saint-Malo: Chez L. H. Hovius fils 1793. 12mo pp. xxiv 484. Contemporary marbled sheep spine divided by gilt rolls orange morocco label edges red marbled endpapers. Some toning and spotting small piece clipped from corner of title-page. Extremeties rubbed a few scratches. A rare provincial printing of this textbook of English for the Francophone market. Originally published in Paris in 1762 it saw several further editions before 1800. This one printed in the Brittany port of Saint-Malo on the Channel coast is the only one outside of Paris. ESTC locates just one copy in the BL. Worldcat adds a handful more including Oxford Princeton and Brussels. ESTC T504816; not in Alston. Chez L. H. Hovius, fils unknown
1766271661A Paris : chez Augustin-Martin Lottin L'aîné Imprimeur-Libraire de Mgr. le Duc de Berry rue Saint Jacques près S. Yves au Coq 1766. First Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in modern half aniline calf over marble boards with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spines. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxij 2 570 5 p. Subjects; French language — Grammar — Textbooks — Early works to 1800. A Paris : chez Augustin-Martin Lottin, L'aîné, Imprimeur-Libraire de Mgr. le Duc de Berry, rue Saint Jacques, près S. Yves, au C hardcover
179820808London: Printed For T. Cadell Jun and W. Davies 1798. Second edition. Hardcover. Modern quarter morocco and marbled boards. Fine. 56 pages. 21 x 13 cm. With folding copper-engraved plan of the Battle of the Nile also called the Battle of Abu Quir one of Nelson's greatest victories restoring the British presence in the Mediterranean and dooming Napoleon's venture in Egypt. Sir Edward Berry 1768-1831 was captain of the flagship during the battle and when Nelson was wounded prevented him from falling by catching him in his arms. Berry afterwards published the above work anonymously. Berry is said to have been the only officer in the navy of his time except vice-admiral Collingwood who had three medals having commanded a ship in three general actions -- the Nile Trafalgar and St. Domingo. The DNB calls this work "a pamphlet which under the special circumstances of its authorship is of singular interest and value." Clean fresh copy with plan in excellent condition. Printed For T. Cadell, Jun, and W. Davies hardcover