Translator C E Roche (2 results)

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) After brief introductory chapters covering his early years and entry into the Parlement of Paris in 1787, these memoirs cover the tumultuous period of French history from 1789 to 1815, including the Revolution, the Consulate and the Empire. Three volumes; Blue cloth, the top board of Volume 2 has some white marks; bright gilt vignette on top boards and titles on spine; the spines are dulled and worn at top and bottom; the endpapers are cracking but the hinges remain sound although that of Volume 1 is loose, otherwise the internals are tight, clean and sound throughout. (Published: 1894) (Publisher: Scribners, NY) (Pagination: 3 vols: xxi + 559pp, frontis; xviii + 474pp; xviii + 461pp) (Condition: spines worn, endpapers cracking, hinges sound, text good) UL-XXXXXX. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. first edition. 4 volume set bound in the original cloth over boards, spines and covers stamped in gilt. top edge gilt. cloth covers are soiled and rubbed. corners are bumped. spines have significant soiling and are bumped. seven portraits in photogravure, two facsimiles, and two plans. SET WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS.…