Memoirs of General La Fayette, Embracing Details of His Public and Private Life, Sketches of the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Downfall of Bonaparte, and the Restoration of the Bourbons With Biographical Notices of Individuals, Who Have Been Distinguished Actors in These Events de Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de - 1825

New York: Russell Robins, 1825. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. Lightly circulated for in-library use only. Full leather over boards is heavily worn, scuffed. Front has separated at joint with spine but has been repaired with cloth tape. Pages tanned, some foxed, some dampstained. Decorative spine with gilt design and lettering. Frontispiece is engraving depicting Lafayette. Authorship of the book is unclear; it is evident that Lafayette himself did not write it. Likely the book consists of recollections by those who knew the Marquis. ; Frontispiece is engraving depicting Lafayette. Authorship of the book is unclear; it is evident that Lafayette himself did not write it. Likely the book consists mainly of recollections by those who knew the Marquis. ; Ex-Library; 7.25" tall; 455 pages.