Chevalier Deon (40 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition first printing Red cloth gilt octavo hardback. 276 pp, Illustrated Usual page toning otherwise Very Good condition No inscriptions.

Rigide décorée. Condition: Très bon. L'impératrice Eugénie et sa cour (illustrator). Avec quelques illustrations. 322 & 333 pp.

Condition: Very Good. Bon état. 1967. Very Good.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Tranche tachetée,legeres rousseurs,envoi soigne.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Engraved By Cooper (illustrator). This is a splendid opportunity to purchase a charming portrait of an eccentric personage, mounted (matted) and ready to frame. Who for many years passed as a woman.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Engraved By Cooper (illustrator). An attractive engraving taken from 'The Book of Wonderful Characters, Memoirs and Anecdotes of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons, In All Ages And Countries' chiefly from the text of Henry Wilson and James Caulfield. This is a splendid opportunity to purchase a charming portrait of an eccentric personage. Who for many years passed as a woman.

Relié. Condition: Bon état. in-12° Description :322 pp. Capitaine de dragons. Chevalier de saint-Louis. Ministre plénipotentiaire de France à la cour d'Angleterre. Ornements sur le 1er plat et le dos lisse. Langue : Français Nb de volumes : 1.

Société Dunoise d'Archéologie et d'Histoire. 1902. Plaquette grand in-8° cousue. 13 pages. E.O. Etat correct.

Bernard Grasset 1935, In-8 broché, 446 pages. Quelques rousseurs sur la couverture, intérieur en bon état. Bon exemplaire.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents an account of the origins of various offices, charges, and impositions of the clergy of France. The author's methodical research and analysis illuminate not only how each of the clergy's unique roles came to be but also how their functions have shifted over time. The author provides an in-depth history of France's clergy with a focus on the development of their duties and financial obligations, which were intimately entangled with the needs of the monarchy and the French State. Through meticulous examination of ordinances, declarations, and other historical documents, the author reveals how the clergy's roles and responsibilities evolved in tandem with the changing political and social landscape of France. This book is a valuable resource for scholars of French history and anyone interested in the intricate relationship between church and state in the development of France. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Bon état.

Special binding. Condition: Very good copy. 2vols. 8vo. varias pp.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R240148050: 1935. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Papier jauni. 445 pages augmentées de quelques planches d'illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 848-Ecrits divers, citations, journaux intimes, souvenirs, mémoires.

PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. Couvertures en bon état, intérieurs en très bon état.

Condition: Bueno. Paris 1967. Saint Clair. Piel con dorados. 20 x 12. Dos volumenes. 322 pp. y 334 pp. Ilustrado. Cinta punto de lectura. En Francés.

Condition: TBE. A Paris, plein cuir éditeur; in-12, 322-333 pp. Texte conforme à l'édition publiée chez Ladvocat, libraire à Paris 1836 en très bon éat. Les 2 volumes.

Condition: BE. A Paris, plein cuir éditeur; in-12, 322-333 pp. Texte conforme à l'édition publiée chez Ladvocat, libraire à Paris 1836. Les 2 volumes.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO20057414: 1967. In-12. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 322 + 333 pages. Quelques planches d'illustrations et de facs-similés en noir et blanc hors-texte. Relié plein cuir marron, avec décorations dorées. Tiré sur papier bouffant Alfa Vergé. . . . Classification Dewey : 848-Ecrits divers, citations, journaux intimes, souvenirs, mémoires.

Condition: Good. Envoi rapide rousseurs sur tranche intérieurs propres bonne tenue reliure éditeur. in8. 1967. Relié. Good.

Condition: Good. Envoi rapide Bon état bonne tenue rousseurs sur les tranches. in8. 1967. Relié. 2 volume(s). Mémoires du chevalier d'eon capitaine de dragons chevalier de saint-louis ministre plénipotentiaire de France à la cour d'Angleterre. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Gold embossed purple cloth hardcover in very good condition. Removable plastic covered unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked and discoloured, and edges are creased and nicked, including a few tears to the edges. Page block is lightly foxed and tanned. The pages, plates and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used.

Condition: 3. RELIE EN DEUX VOLUMES.

Condition: 1900-1930. Le Chevalier d'Éon Opéra Comique en 4 actes de Armand Silvestre et Henri Cain Musique de Rodolphe Berger - No 6 : Rêverie de la Dubarry pour Chant et Piano Paris, Heugel & Cie Editeurs H. & Cie 23824 XXe siècle 1908 3 pages 35.0 x 27.0 cm Très bon état 052389 Chant et Piano.

Condition: Used: Acceptable. Occasion - Etat Correct - Jauni, Dos abîmé - Memoires du chevalier d'Eon Tome II (1967) - Grand Format.

[Cross Dressing] [Chevalier d'Eon] Davidson, G. H. The New Wonderful Magazine, Vol. II, includes a Victorian illustrated account of Chevalier d'Éon, the eighteenth century French diplomat, soldier, and spy whose public life became a recurring point of reference in the history of gender nonconformity in Europe. Issued within a miscellany devoted to remarkable characters, strange histories, and marvel literature, the volume shows how nineteenth century popular print converted d'Éon's earlier political and social notoriety into commercial reading matter, with gender classification itself staged as visible spectacle. Its treatment of d'Éon belongs to a broader culture of illustrated biography in which bodily ambiguity, celebrity, and curiosity were circulated together for a mass audience. Davidson, G. H. The New Wonderful Magazine: Consisting of a Carefully Selected Collection of Remarkable Trials, Biographies of Wonderful or Extraordinary Characters, Curious Histories and Adventures, Phenomena in Nature, the Wonders of Art. Vol. II. London: G. H. Davidson, 1854. Illustrated volume of 756 pages in publisher's canvas binding, measuring 9 x 6 x 3 inches. The book gathers short biographies, curious histories, and accounts of extraordinary subjects, illustrated with steel plate portraits, engraved scenes, and woodcuts. Its image of Chevalier d'Éon presents the figure half in women's dress and half in men's dress, using split costume as the central visual device and making dual gender presentation the basis of the composition. Elsewhere, the volume follows the pictorial language of mid nineteenth century popular miscellanies, pairing portraiture with dramatic narrative illustration across a broad range of biographical and anecdotal material. D'Éon's continued circulation in nineteenth century print reflects the persistence of an eighteenth century life that moved through diplomatic, military, and courtly worlds while becoming publicly associated with both male and female social roles at different stages. By 1777, Louis XVI had officially recognized d'Éon as female, and later writers repeatedly returned to that history in discussions of gender variance, notoriety, and embodiment. In this 1854 volume, the subject appears not as private biography alone but as illustrated public curiosity, showing how Victorian print culture repackaged earlier lives that unsettled binary gender norms for popular consumption. Moderate wear and rubbing to binding with expected age toning; text and illustrations complete and legible. A well preserved Victorian printing that carries one of the nineteenth century's most recognizable popular images of Chevalier d'Éon.

[Chevalier d'Eon] [Military Intelligence] Barton, George. The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents (1917) presents a historical survey of espionage figures whose activities shaped military intelligence traditions from the eighteenth century through the modern era. Among the figures highlighted are Chevalier d'Éon, the French diplomat and intelligence agent whose life intersected with eighteenth-century European covert diplomacy and whose later public identity as a woman made the figure one of the most historically significant examples of gender nonconformity associated with espionage. Barton also recounts Lydia Darrah [Darragh], the Philadelphia Quaker who secretly relayed British military plans to American forces during the Revolutionary War after overhearing officers discussing an impending attack. By including both figures, the book places women and gender-nonconforming intelligence actors within a broader narrative of military espionage that extends beyond conventional battlefield agents. Barton, George. The World's Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents. Boston: The Page Company, 1917. First impression, October 1917. The illustrated volume recounts notable espionage episodes drawn from European and American history. Interior plates include a portrait of "Chevalier d'Eon," and historical scenes such as, "The Capture of Major André," referencing the exposure of Benedict Arnold's treason plot during the American Revolution. The work is dedicated to William J. Flynn, Chief of the United States Secret Service during World War I, situating the publication within a period when intelligence institutions and counterespionage activities were expanding in response to global conflict. Issued during the year the United States entered World War I, Barton's study appeared amid heightened public attention to espionage, sabotage, and intelligence operations. By connecting Revolutionary War informants such as Lydia Darrah with European intelligence figures like Chevalier d'Éon, the book constructs a historical lineage for espionage that predates the professional intelligence services emerging in the twentieth century. The inclusion of these two figures also broadens the narrative of intelligence history to include participants whose activities unfolded outside traditional military command structures. Octavo. Illustrated with plates. Blue pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and black. Light edge wear and mild fading to spine with occasional interior toning. Overall, very good condition. The inclusion of Chevalier d'Éon and Lydia Darragh expands the narrative of espionage to include women and gender-nonconforming figures whose intelligence work intersected with diplomatic and military conflict.

Un Hermaphrodite by Louis Jourdan examines the life of the Chevalier d'Éon, an eighteenth century French diplomat, soldier, and intelligence agent whose public identity challenged conventional understandings of gender in European society. The book recounts the career of Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont, who served the French crown in diplomatic and military roles while later living publicly as a woman in London and Paris. During the eighteenth century d'Éon's gender identity became a subject of international curiosity and debate, and their life intersected with the political networks of French diplomacy and espionage. Jourdan's biography situates d'Éon within the culture and politics of late ancien régime France while presenting the figure as both an accomplished state servant and an individual whose gender presentation defied prevailing social norms. Jourdan, Louis. Un Hermaphrodite. Paris: E. Dentu, 1861. Second edition. First published in 1836, the work provides a narrative account of d'Éon's diplomatic missions, military service, and later life in England and France. The author describes the Chevalier as "un savant distingué, un militaire intrépide, un diplomate d'une habileté consommée," characterizing the figure as a distinguished scholar, courageous soldier, and skilled diplomat. The text recounts d'Éon's service in the French dragoon regiments and involvement with the clandestine diplomatic network known as le Secret du Roi, through which agents carried out sensitive political missions for the French monarchy in locations including Russia and England. Jourdan also presents d'Éon as an unusual personality within the social world of pre revolutionary France, describing the individual as "un des éléments les plus pittoresques de cette société frivole que le coup de tonnerre de 1789 devait si brusquement réveiller." Nineteenth century interest in d'Éon's life reflected broader fascination with figures whose gender identity and public roles challenged established categories of male and female. The Chevalier's career in diplomacy and espionage combined with a later public identity as a woman produced one of the most widely discussed gender controversies of the eighteenth century, and biographies such as Jourdan's helped preserve the historical record of that life for later readers. 304 pages. Half dark green glazed calf over marbled boards with raised bands and gilt decoration on the spine, marbled endpapers and edges. 12mo measuring approximately 188 x 118 mm. Light rubbing to boards with clean interior pages; overall very good condition. The volume provides a nineteenth century biographical interpretation of one of the most historically documented figures associated with gender nonconformity in early modern Europe.

First Edition. [Transgender][LGBTQ] Homberg, Octave. La Carrière Militaire du Chevalier d'Éon (1900) examines the military and diplomatic career of Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont, the eighteenth century soldier, diplomat, and intelligence agent who later lived publicly as a woman and became one of the most widely discussed gender nonconforming figures in European history. Chevalier d'Éon served as a dragoon officer and diplomatic envoy under Louis XV and participated in the secret intelligence network known as the Secret du Roi. By the late eighteenth century d'Éon's gender identity became the subject of widespread public fascination in France and Britain, where wagering on the diplomat's sex became a matter of public speculation and legal dispute. Homberg, Octave. La Carrière Militaire du Chevalier d'Éon d'après des documents inédits. Paris and Nancy: Berger Levrault & Cie, 1900. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the half title. Illustrated with a chromolithographic frontispiece depicting d'Éon in uniform after an eighteenth century print by Roman de Montfort. The study draws upon previously unpublished diplomatic and military records to reconstruct d'Éon's career as a dragoon captain, diplomat, and intelligence operative serving the French crown in Russia and Britain. Published at a time when scholarly engagement with gender variance remained rare, the book represents an early historical attempt to treat d'Éon as a significant political and military figure rather than as a medical curiosity. Original wrappers show significant edge loss with the front cover detached; interior pages complete with moderate toning and the inscription clear and legible. Overall fair to good condition. The volume preserves early modern documentary research into one of the most famous gender nonconforming figures of European diplomatic history. Signed.