Mirabeau Count Of (27 results)
Published by P.F. Collier and Son, New York, NY., 1910
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint with a special introduction and illustrations. Ex-library copy with usual marks. Frontispiece with tissue guard is excellent, as is other illustration. Exterior green cloth without a jacket. Silk cloth is very clean and lightly bumped at corners, but generally square. Interior is very cle…an and tightly bound.
More imagesPublished by GEORGE SULLY AND COMPANY, New York, 1910
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Seller: Aspen Book Co., Denver, CO, U.S.A.Aspen Book Co.
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Published by P.F. Collier & Son NY (c1910), 1910
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Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
Contact seller5-star seller398pp. 8vo Illustrations in sepia & white. Black cloth. of a series: Memoirs of the Courts of Europe. Title page cracked along gutter, light foxing opposite illustrations: VG/no dj.
Published by P. F. Collier and Son, 1910
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Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Redux Books
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Published by Collier, 1910
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Closed tear to title page at fore edge. This is the only noted fault.
Published by PF Collier and Son Company, 1910
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Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.My Dead Aunt's Books
Contact seller5-star sellerhardcover. Condition: Good. "With a Special Introduction and Illustrations;" 398 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; frontis. "Frederick The Great Amusing Himself In His Old Age From The Painting By J.L. Gerome; binding firm; embossed pictorial design on dark blue boards have light bumping on corners; although the spine is sunned t…he gilt lettering is clear.
Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Volume V only. Embossed purple cloth with gold lettering on spine. Cloth shows some spotty fading and staining, pages lightly browned, else a very good or better copy. Crime, mystery and romance in historic courts with a special introduction and illustrations.
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Published by P. F. Collier & Sons, New York, 1910
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Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.Independent Books
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Add to basketDecorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus (by this publisher). 398 numbered pgs + 2. HB. Vol. 5 of 14-volume set. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, teg, eps dk red, fronticepiece with printed tissue overlay, edges tanned. Cover: dk green w/ gilt, lt green artwork to front, lt green block and gilt design and letteri…ng to spine; spine slightly darkened, back corners bumped, dimple to back fore edge.
Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910
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Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Gurnee, IL, U.S.A.Round Table Books, LLC
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. Publisher's decorated green cloth, gilt and blue Coat-of-Arms medallion on cover surrounded by double-bordered gilt fillets with intricate gilt tools, gilt title on white panel on spine, spine in six compartments with gilt borders and Napoleonic Bee decoration…, t.e.g., red endpapers. Illustrated with color frontispiece and two B&W plates. Spine faded, corners and head and heel of spine lightly rubbed and worn, fore-edge lightly stained, two small stains on rear endpapers, else near fine. VERY GOOD. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 398 pages.
Published by P.F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910
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Seller: Westside Stories, Hamilton, ON, CanadaWestside Stories
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. A Very Clean Tight Book, Appears Unread. No Marks Or Inscriptions. , Red Eps. Frontispiece And Illustrations Sepia With Coloured Added To Some. Tissue Protected Frontispiece Intact. Green Cloth Covered Boards With Gilt Punched Boarder Design And Insignia In The Centre. Faded Gilt Title… On The Spine With Beige Title Block And Gilt Lettering. Only The Top Of The Text Block Is Gilt. Very Minor Bumping To The Spine Ends But In Generally Excellent Condition.
Published by P.F. collier son, 1910
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Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.Robinson Street Books, IOBA
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hardcover. Condition: acceptable. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED300+ pagesdark hard cover,hard wear,cover has discoloration.
Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Presumed First. Green cloth boards with gilt illustrations on front, faded on spine, slightly soiled; Inside is free of any writing but front hinge is cracked and pages are a little discoloured along edges; Color frontispiece with tissue guard 2 other b/w illustrations throughout; 398 pages…; A title in the series Memoirs of the Courts of Europe.
Published by Paris, Garnier Frères,, 1877
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Quarter calfskin Leather NICE a reprint Edition, A very good condition leatherbound hardcover , mottled cover, marbled endpapers and fore edges , gently read clean 356 pages.
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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.
Published by P. F. Collier, New York, 1910
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Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Cellar
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good in boards. Light stain on top text block edge.
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Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, GermanyAHA-BUCH GmbH
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting,…preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Published by Garnery, Treuttel, et de Boffe, Paris, Strasbourg, et Londres, 1792
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. 4 Vols. FRENCH language text. xlvi, 358p; 414p; 430p; 418p. 17.5 cm full leather binding with gilt spine and trim on vols. 1-3. Vol. 4 rebound in library cloth with gold lettering on spine. Ex-library with labels, date record sheets, and stamps on endpapers. Stain from library labelling on spine…of vol. 4. Front board detached on vol. 1. Spine leather cracked and fragile on vol. 2. Some staining and spotting to pages but mostly clean with text unmarked. Sold "as-is." Ecrites due Donjon de Vincennes, pendant les annees 1777, 78, 79, et 80; Contenant tous les details sur sa vie privee, ses malheurs, et ses amours avec Sophie Fuffei, Marquise de Monnier.
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Published by Imprimerie du Vatican, 1783
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Seller: Nikki Green Books, Glasgow, United KingdomNikki Green Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 32mo (5x 3.1inches), pp263. Hardcover, issued without dust jacket. Binding of black letter spine with decorative gilt titles over black boards in very good condition with some rubbing to edges. Inside all pages in very good condition with a little toning and the very odd spot of foxi…ng. The book is in 11 parts each dealing with different sexual practices or perversions with titles in Hebrew or Greek: Anagogy; Anelytroid; Ischa; Toproid; Thalaba (sodomy); Anandryne (female homosexuality); Akropody (circumcision); Kadhesch; Behemah (bestiality); Anoscopy; Linguanmania (nymphomania). Mirabeau wrote and published this work whilst imprisoned and sentenced to death for seduction, during which time he met the Marquis de Sade, who was also writing erotic works; however the two disliked each other intensely. The book was immediately banned and copies destroyed but the authorities could not stop the work being widely circulated. The preface of this copy states " 2 other manuscripts which have the same merit and which are both interesting; they will be completed to print within 2 months". An excellent copy of this notorious work from an equally notorious author. Very scare indeed.
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Published by Auguste Auffray and Adolphe Guyo, Paris, 1834
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Seller: Lanna Antique, Perth, United KingdomLanna Antique
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mémoires Biographiques, Littéraires at Politiques de Mirabeau, écrits par Lui-même, par son pére, son oncle et son fil adoptif. 4 Volumes. Published by Auguste Auffray and Adolphe Guyo, Paris, 1834. First edition thus. An account of the life of Mirabeau - Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Coun…t of Mirabeau (1749-1791), a leader in the early stages of the French Revolution. A very good set of 4 volumes. Half calf leather with raised bands, gilt and labels to spine. Marbled board covers. Blue marbled endpapers matched to page edges. Binding is sound. Covers are very good overall with some mild wear and bumping, with some nibbles to the edges (see photos). Text is generally very good, but there is some foxing. Volumes 2 and 4 with some facsimile fold-outs. French language. Vol. 1: xx + 439pp (wrongly printed to the last page as 339). Vol. 2: v + 417pp. Vol. 3: vii + 479pp. Vol. 4: vii + 506pp. Dimensions: Each volume approximately 213mm x 138mm x 29mm. Weight: approximately 2.23kg (the set, unpacked).
More imagesDe la Monarchie Prussienne, sous Frédéric le Grand; avec un appendice contenant des recherches sur la situation actuelle des principales contrées De L'allemagne. Tome I-IV.
Le Comte de Mirabeau \[The Count of Mirabeau\] \(Honoré Gabriel Riqueti\)
Language: English
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Add to basketLeather, fine binding, gilt to. Condition: As Described. No Jacket. First Edition. De la Monarchie Prussienne, sous Frédéric le Grand; avec un appendice contenant des recherches sur la situation actuelle des principales contrées De L'allemagne Par le Comte de Mirabeau Tome I-IV [On the Prussian Monarchy, under Frederick the Grea…t; with an appendix containing research on the current situation of the principal countries of Germany By (Honoré Gabriel Riqueti) the Count of Mirabeau Volume I-IV] Four-volume set First edition Quarto/4to Each volume measures around 8" x 10 1/4" x 2" (203mm x 260mm x 50mm) Pagination: [4], xliv, 522, [2]; [4], 566, [6]; [4], 710; [4] 560, [3] pp Published in London, 1788 Hardback, full mottled calf Raised bands Gilt-tooled borders to boards, gilt decoration to spines and gilt-blocked titles, with brown title labels and red volume labels All page edges gilt Marbled endpapers Frontispiece portrait of Frederick the Great to first volume, engraved by H Marais in 1788 after A Graf and a plate of the "Metropolis of Scotland Colledge" opposite page 489 of the third volume Contains numerous foldout tables Notes of errata at rear Green silk ribbon markers to volumes I, II and IV, lacking in volume IIIEx-library books, containing typical markings including white library numbering to spines, labels and cards to front pastedowns and endpapers, and stamps to titles & final leaves A little pencil writing to endpapers Scuffing and marking to binding, some tearing Other signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges Bumped and torn corners and some chipping and loss to heads and tails of spines Some cracking to hinges but binding quite firm Some scuffing and marking to page edges but gilt detail still vivid A little tearing to the odd page Some toning, foxing, soiling and staining to endpapers A little grub here and there and minor toning to outer edges throughout but otherwise page surfaces generally quite clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc A lovely set See pictures for further information About the author:Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (French: [miʁabo]; 9 March 1749 - 2 April 1791) was a French writer, orator, statesman and a prominent figure of the early stages of the French RevolutionA member of the nobility, Mirabeau had been involved in numerous scandals that had left his reputation in ruins Well-known for his oratory skills, Mirabeau quickly rose to the top of the French political hierarchy following his election to the Estates-General in 1789, and was recognized as a leader of the newly organized National Assembly Among the revolutionaries, Mirabeau was an advocate of the moderate position of constitutional monarchy built on the model of Great Britain He was also a leading member of the Jacobin ClubMirabeau died of pericarditis in 1791 and was regarded as a national hero and a father of the Revolution He received a grand burial and was the first to be interred at the Panthéon During the 1792 Trial of Louis XVI, the discovery that Mirabeau had secretly been in the pay of the king brought him into posthumous disgrace, and two years later his remains were removed from the Panthéon Historians are split on whether Mirabeau was a great leader who almost saved the nation from the Terror, a venal demagogue lacking political or moral values, or a traitor in the pay of the enemy [Source: Wiki].
Memoirs of the Courts of Europe (13 volumes, only, of 14)
Baron C-F de Meneval; Duke of Saint-Simon; Madame de Remusat; Count de Mirabeau; et al.
Published by P. F. Collier & Son N.D., NY
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Reprint. Later Printing. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on red panel on spines. nd (c. 1910). Includes Napoleon Bonaparte - The Court of the First Empire by Baron C-F de Meneval (3 volumes); Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency…by the Duke of Saint-Simon (3 volumes); Empress Josephine by Madame de Remusat (2 volumes); Madam Du Barry of the Court of Louis XV by H. Noel Williamson (1 Volume); Courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg by Count of Mirabeau (1 volume); Marguerite de Valois, of Madame de Pompadour, and of Catherine de Medici (1 volume); Marie Antoinette by Madame Campan (1 volume); Emma, Lady Hamilton and the Court of Naples (1 volume), sans Memoirs of Charles II (1 volume). Spines lightly faded, covers mildly worn, a few hinges cracked, but all strong and whole, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . Frontispieces. 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Language: German
Published by Leipzig, F.A.Brockhaus, 1850
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Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, IrelandInanna Rare Books Ltd.
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Add to basketCondition: Wie neu. 2 Bände in einem Band. 8°. X, 315, 302 Seiten. Originaler Ganzleinenband mit vergoldetem Rückentitel. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen äußerlichen Gebrauchsspuren. Oberes und unteres Kapital etwas bestossen. Breitrandiges, unbeschnittenes Exemplar (Seiten sind aufgeschnitten). Sehr gutes Papier ! KEINE Ans…treichungen. Honoré Gabriel Victor de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau, seit dem Tod des Vaters am 13. Juli 1789 Marquis de Mirabeau (* 9. März 1749 in Le Bignon bei Nemours, Département Loiret; 2. April 1791 in Paris), war ein französischer Politiker, Physiokrat, Schriftsteller und Publizist in der Zeit der Aufklärung. Er beteiligte sich an der Französischen Revolution und nahm bis zu seinem plötzlichen Tod einflussreiche Positionen ein. Wie andere Aufklärer stellte Mirabeau die britische konstitutionelle Monarchie mit der Bill of Rights als Vorbild für ein anzustrebendes Gesellschaftsmodell dar. Zu seinen Vorstellungen einer zivilisierten Gesellschaft gehörte auch die jüdische Emanzipation. Das zeigte sich speziell in seinem 1786 erschienenen Essay Über Moses Mendelssohn und die bürgerliche Besserstellung der Juden. Darin verwendet sich der Atheist Mirabeau für den gläubigen Juden und deutschen Aufklärer Mendelssohn, um ihn in Frankreich bekannt zu machen. Er behandelt dessen Werdegang und Verdienste, geht ein auf die Judenverfolgung in Europa und geißelt den Rassenhass als eine Perversion des Geistes. In der Quintessenz seines menschenrechtlichen Plädoyers heißt es: "Gibt es keine natürlichen Rechte, die älter und heiliger sind als alle gesellschaftlichen Konventionen? Es könnte dem Menschengeschlecht nur zum Heil gereichen, wenn man den Unterschied zwischen Bürgern und Fremden endlich vergäße und in allen zuerst und vor allem den Menschen sähe." Bei den Wahlen zu den Generalständen im Mai 1789 wurde Mirabeau Abgeordneter des Dritten Standes. Aus der neuen Perspektive nach seinem Aufenthalt in England sah er den Adel und die Kirche als Haupthindernisse der Freiheit. Er war maßgeblich an der Abschaffung der Privilegien des Adels und an der Einziehung der Kirchengüter beteiligt. Einen an die Verfassung gebundenen König sah er aber weiterhin als notwendigen Bestandteil des politischen Systems an, war jedoch zunehmend skeptisch, was die Überlebenschancen der Monarchie anging. An seinem Todestag tätigte er diesbezüglich folgende Aussage: "Ich nehme das Leichentuch der Monarchie mit mir. Um ihre Überreste werden nun die Parteien streiten." Am 29. Januar 1791 wählten die Abgeordneten ihn zum Präsidenten der Nationalversammlung, womit er den Höhepunkt seiner Popularität erreichte. Diese erlitt allerdings einen Rückschlag, als seine engen Beziehungen zum König posthum bekannt wurden, den er insgeheim von Mai 1790 bis zu seinem Tode beraten hatte und von dem er seinen Lebensstil mit beträchtlichen Summen hatte finanzieren lassen. Konkret hatte der König die immensen Schulden Mirabeaus übernommen und diesem eine Monatsrente von 6.000 Livres zukommen lassen. Parallel zu seinen politischen Aktivitäten fertigte der schriftstellerisch begabte Mirabeau im Verborgenen einige erotische Werke an, die bis heute einen großen Anklang finden. Als Le Rideau levé, ou l'Education de Laure (Der gelüftete Vorhang oder Lauras Erziehung) 1786 anonym erschien, hatte Mirabeau bereits ein abenteuerliches Leben hinter sich, das ihn mehrmals entweder hinter Gittern sah oder als gefeierten Redner im Gerichtssaal, wenn es galt, den eigenen, angeblich unschicklichen Lebenswandel zu verteidigen. Er konnte sich folglich keinen Ärger mehr leisten und entschied, seine erotischen Bücher nicht unter dem eigenen Namen zu veröffentlichen. Lauras Erziehung führt den Leser in die noch heile Welt der besseren Stände am Vorabend der Französischen Revolution. Das Buch schildert die Erziehung und das Leben eines jungen Mädchens von der ersten erotischen Begegnung bis zu Orgien, die detailliert beschrieben werden. Der Roman ist eines der freizügigsten erotischen Bücher der Au.
More imagesPublished by N. p., 1789., 1789
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Seller: Librairie Camille Sourget, Paris, FranceLibrairie Camille Sourget
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Normal 0 21 false false false FR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-par…a-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Edition published the same year as the original of this book that scandalized. Barbier, Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, II, 831; Peignot, Dictionnaire des livres condamnés au feu, I, 321. It was condemned, by judgment of February 10, 1789, to be lacerated and burned at the foot of the grand staircase, by the hand of the executioner. "Mirabeau (1749-1791) obtains, thanks to Calonne, a secret mission in Prussia. In a ciphered correspondence, he tells the Abbot of Périgord (future Talleyrand) the intrigues of the Prussian court. It will be published under the title 'Histoire secrète de la cour de Berlin' and will scandalize. When he returns to France, the revolutionary movement has just begun. He takes part in it immediately. Calonne refusing to employ him again, he attacks him in his 'Dénonciation de l'agiotage' (1787). Rejected by nobility, he runs for office and is elected by the Third Estate both in Marseille and Aix, for which he will opt. At that time, he founds 'Le Journal des États-Généraux'. One of the first, Mirabeau will insist on the summoning of the latter. A dubious reputation preceded him at the Third Estate; he is believed to be ready for any task, and the representatives of the Third Estate are reserved, if not suspicious. On the other hand, he has against him the court, the ministers, the nobility and the clergy. His task looks difficult. Isolated at the Assembly, Mirabeau is nevertheless one of the few deputies to possess a plan and a method, besides his exceptional gifts as a speaker. He will do his duty with passion, by genius." Very pure copy, wide-margined since untrimmed, preserved in its original wrappers, as published.
Language: French
Published by o.A., 1789
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Add to basket175+208 S., sauber in Hldr. nachgebunden, gering fleckig/angeschmutzt. 34 Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1111.
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Add to basketWith a Special Introduction and Illustrations. Collier/New York 1910, 398 S.,Titelbild, OLeinen mit rot. Rückenschildchen, leichte Lagerspuren, vorderes Gelenk zwischen Seite 4/5 überdehnt dadurch etwas gelockert, sonst gut erhalten. 3504544 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1111.
