Resultados de búsqueda: French Revolution from Goldring Books

London: William Heinemann, 1935. Purple cloth boards with gilt title to spine which is sunned also sun faded to front top and to back but little discernible wear. Internally there is some light foxing to closed edges and to some early and later pages but generally a clean, tight and unmarked copy. xii + 336 pages. Illustration of the assassination of Marat to frontispiece and 3 other illustrations. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968. Silver title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked. Internally clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Pictorial dustjacket is complete and plastic protected with a little creasing and a touch of wear to one edge. Portrait of Louis XVI by Ducreux to frontispiece and 10 other illustrations. An excellent account of the tragic story and fate of the Bourbon family and of the mystery surrounding the fate of Louis Charles, who officially died on June 8,1795, but it was later claimed that the boy who actually died was a dying dumb boy who had been substituted. A1E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Barrie, 1958. First UK edition. Black title on salmon pink boards which are clean, unmarked and without wear or damage. Internally clean and unmarked. A VG+ copy. Coloured pictorial dustjacket is complete and has some chipping to top. A complete account of the plot to rescue Lafayette in 1794 from Olmutz where he was held by enemies of the French Revolution after being captured in Belgium and who was constantly moved across Europe. A German doctor and an American medical student managed to whisk him away from his guards. A fascinating account not previously explored in detail. **** NOT EX LIB **** C3A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Murray, 1922. Photogravure portrait of The Chevalier to frontispiece, tissue guarded and 8 other illustrations. Gilt coat of arms of the De Boufflers to front and title on blue cloth boards. Boards are clean with just minor marks with a dulled spine which has a little wear to head and tail. Internally there is a small neat contemporary name and date to front pastedown else clean, tight and unmarked. A Good+ copy. xv and 441 pages. Press opinions and adverts for other books bound in at rear. Stanislas, Marquis de Boufflers became marechal de camp, governor of Senegal and married Mme. de Sabran Marquise de Custine. A1C. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Edward Arnold, 1939. Gilt title to spine on blue cloth boards which have fading to spine with small mark to front and a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally there is a neat signature to front endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Good + copy. 294 pages. Exact representation of the necklace and 7 portraits. The author is the pseudonym of Barbara Chamier. A fascinating account of the necklace mystery. 4. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Oldbourne , 1965. Silver title on light blue boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally clean and unmarked. Portrait of Madame Campan to frontispiece from a pastel by J. Boze 1786. 254 pages. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket has some wear and is price clipped. Jeanne Louise Genet, Madame Campan was first chamberwoman and a faithful defender of Marie Antoinette. B2C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Brentanos, 1922. Gilt crest and gilt titles and fleur de lys decoration on red cloth boards. A little wear to top of spine and a few minor marks to boards and dulling to spine. Internally clean, tight and unmarked with one previously unopened page badly opened but not affecting the text. Fore and lower edges uncut.15 Illustrations, 2 Maps and 4 Plans. xx and 413 pages. An interesting and well written work by an accomplished author on French history covering the period 1715 - 1799. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.9 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** A1C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Smith , Elder, 1908. Gilt title on green cloth boards which are unmarked with a touch of wear to corner tips and bumping to lower front corner. Internally there is a contemporary name and year to front pastedown, light foxing to closed edges and to the margins of some pages else a clean tight copy. Photogravure portrait to frontispiece and 4 other illustrations. One of the better biographies. C3C. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. Gilt title with light blue decoration on embossed dark blue cloth boards which have some small marks to front board and one corner a little bumped. Internally very clean and tight with dust marking to top edge. A Good+ copy. ix and 262 pages An excellent early biography of the noted De Stael which shows her influence in politics, history and literature. Preface by Jusserand. Photogravure engraving of De Stael by Laugier after Gerard to frontispiece tissue protected. C3B. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Laugier. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hutchinson, 1936. Portrait of Madame Roland to frontispiece and 18 other illustrations. Gilt title on light blue cloth boards which have some fading to edges and a slightly faded spine. Internally there is a book plate to front pastedown and neat name and date to front endpaper else clean, tight and unmarked. 324 pages. 32 page publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. An excellent biography of the queen of a coterie of young and elegant enthusiasts including the leaders of the Gironde, who was guillotined in November 1793, havng spent five month's in prison. On hearing of his wife's death, her husband, a former minister of the interior, two days later committed suicide by falling on his sword. *** NOT EX LIBRARY *** A1C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Geneva: Heron Collectors Edition, 1969. Gold decoration and motifs with cream and gold diamond pattern motif to front board on green leatherette boards. Green and gold decorated endpapers. Historical appendix. Yellow page marker bound in. 30 illustrations. Uniform with Women Who Made History Series. 14. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Eyre Methuen, 1977. A near Fine unmarked copy with complete dustjacket. Translated by Patricia Wolf. An enthralling panoramic evocation of the last days of Louis XV and the early years of Louis XVI by the French historian. The past is re-created in hundreds of incidents, anecdotes and images, matching painstaking research with the verve of a novelist, he breathes new life into the major events. Illustrated throughout with portraits of the numerous characters depicted. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.13 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 23. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1930. Black title to spine on green cloth boards which have a few minor marks and some wear to head of spine. Internally there is a small neat signature to front endpaper and some light foxing to closed edges and early and later pages. Portrait of Mirabeau to frontispiece and 2 other portraits. A Good + copy. A fascinating biography of Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau - the French writer, orator and statesman. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: John Long, 1913. Blue cloth boards are clean and unmarked with just a touch of very light wear to head of spine. Internally there is age darkening of endpapers else clean, tight and unmarked. Authorised translation from the French by Dr. Angelo S. Rappoport. 315 pages. Photogravure portrait of Robespierre to frontispiece and 19 other portraits. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Fisher Unwin, 1897. Portrait of Marie Antoinette to frontispiece and 27 other illustrations. Very decorative gilt designs and titles to front, back and to spine on tan cloth boards which are very bright with some wear to spine side and head and tail. Internally there is a neat inscription to front endpaper dated Christmas 1897, a booksellers small label to pastedown, age darkened endpapers with fore and lower edges uncut. An excellent detailed biography by the American Victorian biographer. **** A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.1 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COSTS **** A1C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good TEG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Philip Allan, 1927. Black title on red cloth boards which have fading to spine and a touch of wear to spine head and tail. Internally ther is lih foxing to closed edges else clean, tight and unmarked. A Good + copy. Edited by Philip Murray. vii + 279 pages. 6 illustrations. The adventures of the Baron who having lived through the Revolution was denounced as an Austrian spy and guillotined in 1794. Accused by Thomas Carlyle as a liar and a ruffian. A most fascinating biography. C3C. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sussex: Centaur Press, 1968. First published by her son from the original manuscript in 1812 this new edition is introduced by Margaret Crosland. Thick dust wrapper price clipped. Gilt title on white cameo to spine on black boards. Madame De Stael's memoirs, Ten Years Exile, have not been available in English since their simultaneous publication in London and Paris in 1821 four years after her death. A classic account of the period of French history which includes the intriguing analysis of Napoleon's psychological make-up in excellent condition. D4D. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. A Very Good + clean and unmarked copy which has a crease to front and back covers. viii + 214 pages. The book brings together 8 essays that offer innovative strategies for studying society and culture in 18th century France. Divided into 3 sections, the chapters map out current research paths in social, cultural and political history, and demonstrate a marked interest in the lives of ordinary French people of the time. Together, the essays show the many ways that the Old Regime and the Revolutionary Era were linked despite the dramatic events of 1789. 24. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.