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Boussard, Valadon & Co. & Scribner's Sons (Publishers) (Note by: Masson, Frederic, 1847-1923): Art and letters. "An Illustrated Review" (English edition of: Les lettres et les arts) London & New York. Paris, The Hague, Berlin. Boussard, Valadon & Co. 1889 ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed.
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Four handsome uniformly bound volumes in 3/4 calf over linen deco boards (see image) with some wear to the extremities, else a FINE set. This publication was a monthly series for only two years (1888-89). This is the complete (with some plates missing as noted below) run for the year 1889. Published originally in 8 volumes in French, this English Language translation has been bound into 4 folio volumes (33 xc 24 cm.) on fine Rives water marked paper with deckle edges, and a faint hint of age toning to the edges. Heavy marbled endpapers with the previous owner's small bookplate attached to the front pds of each volume (EX LIBRIS - Andrew - Strong - White). Vol. I - 360 pp. with Contents: JANUARY: "The Hand", by Alexandre Dumas; Louk Loukitch, by Henry Greville; Chrysantheme, by Leo Delibes &Paul Fuchs; J.J. Henner & His Work, by Thiebault-Sisson; The Petit Trianon, by Pierre de Nolhac; FEBRUARY: A Revolution in a Teacup, by Jules Simon; Dupont's Gift, a story of Mauritius, by Charles Baissac; The Emperor William at Baden-Baden, by Count Vitzthum; Franklin at Passy, by Henri Bouchot; Love & Law, by Francis Roze; Eugene Lami, by Gaston Jollivet; MARCH: "That Ninny of a Niclou", by Louis Ganderax; Napoleon Bonaparte, lieutenant of Artillery, 1786-1791, by Frederic Masson; Obsolete Types. "The Lacky", by Victor Fournel; "A Far off Memory", by Auguste Duviard; Alphonse Francois, by Georges Duplessis; The Duchess of Doudeauville, by Claude Vento. Vol. II - 360 pp. with Contents: APRIL: "His last Idyl", by Edouard Rod; The Seamy side of History. The landing from Elbe: the prison of Ham, by Adalbert Philis; Professional Beauties, by Wentworth Sandys; A Courtier under Louis XVI: the Comte de Vaudreuil, by Leonce Pingaud; "A Song", by Armand Sylvestre & Rene de Boisdeffre; Maria Malibran & Alfred de Musset, by Edmond Cottinet; Jules Breton, painter & poet, by Pierre Gauthiez; MAY: Temptation (part one), by Th. Bentzon; Franz von Sickingen, the last of the German knights of the 16th century, by Jules Zeller; Reminiscences of the Isle of Croissy. Impressions of a drowned Man, by Marquis de Villemer; The Artizan King, by Henri Bouchot; Minor Picture Shows in Paris, part one, by Thiebault-Sisson; JUNE: A day in the life of Frederick William, the Sergeant-King, by Ernest Lavisse; "Temptation", (second part), by The. Bentzon; Birds of Paradise, by Emile Blanchard; "Lilia", by Emile Moreau; The Italian Army in 1889 (part one), by *****(unnamed); Minor Picture Shows in Paris, part two, by Thiebault-Sisson; Vol. III - 360 pp. with Contents: JULY: "The Bulfinch", by Ouida (Maria Louise Rame, 1839-1908); Jacob Maris the Painter, by Ph. Zilcken; The Clay Bust by J. Barbey -d'Aurevilly; The Story of a Marshal of the Empire, Augereau, Duc de Castiglione, by General Thoumas (Thoumas, Charles Antoine, 1820-1893); "Temptation" third part, by Th. Bentzon; The Centennial Art Exhibition in the Champs-de-Mars (first part), by Armand Dayot ((Dayot, Armand Pierre Marie, 1856-1934); AUGUST: "Xaviere" (first part), by Ferdinand Fabre; "Our Sporting Women", by Wentworth Sandys; The Duchesse d'Abrantes, by Paul Perret; The Italian Army, part two, by *****(unknown); The Centennial Fine Art Exhibition (second part), by Armand Dayot; SEPTEMBER: "Soho", by Augustin Filon; A God of the Year II, by Charles d'Hericault; The Sulptor Rodin, by Gustave Geffroy; "Xaviere" (second part), by Ferdinand Fabre; The Comedie-Francaise: Mounet-Sully, by Francisque Sarcey; Vol. IV - 448 pp. with Contents: "Xaviere" (third part), by F. Fabre; Women's dress under the Revolution and tyhe Directoire, by John Grand-Carteret; The Hotel Rothschild, by Claude Vento; The Portraits of Theophile Gautier, by G. de Labrit; The Centennial Fine Arts Exhibition (part three), by Dayot; NOVEMBER: The Struggle for Life, by Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897), drama in five acts & six tableaux; Emile Augier, by Edmond Cottinet; "Xaviere" (part four, conclusion), by F. Fabre; The Duchesse du Maine (first part), by Arvede Barine; DECEMBER: Two Novels, by Vernon Lee; The Duchesse du Maine (second part) by A. Barine; P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret (Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929), by Arsene Alexandre; Lady-doctors, by Dr. Renault; Hachette's Boileau, by Frederic Masson; The Hotel de la Tremoille, by Claude Vento. This English Language version is not totally complete with all the illustrations. A few of the plates are bound before a new section, but present, but a number simply were not bound in. Here is a summary of the illustrations in the 4 volumes: Volume I has 92 of 93 illustrations present; Volume II has 87 of 93 plates called for; Vol. III has 88 of 94 plates called for; Vol. IV has 76 of 82 plates. Where plates are missing, they seem to simply not have been bound in, as opposed to excised from the books. In some cases the descriptive tissue guards are present but not the plates!. Since this was the second and final year of this marvelous publication, they may simply not have been available for the English version of the work. Most of the plates are in black & white with a small number hand coloured. The term "plates" is inclusive of both full page illustrations and those smaller ones engraved into the text pages. Nearly all of the illustrations have tissue guards, some with descriptive text. More images upon request. The finest hand coloured illustrations are found in Vol. II - "Birds of Paradise" which has 11 illustrations, 9 of them of rare & exotic Birds of Paradise printed on 3 full page plates; Vol. III - "Our Sporting Women" a treatise on women riding horses with 12 illustrations. Volume IV has only 2 of the 6 plates called for in the treatise on Women's dress of the Revolution & Directoire. Some of the artists whose work is included are; Emile Levy, Recipon, Saint-Elme Gautier, de Malischeff, Paul Collin, Claudius Popelin, J. J. Henner, Janinet, M. A. Toussaint, Albert Lynch, Madame de Holtorp, Grand Duke Michel Michailovitch, Leveau, J. Cochin, Fragonard, Carmontelle, Chevalier Lorimier, Bligny, Escalier, Madame Madeleine Lemaire, Eugene Lami, Guth, Francois Flameng, H. Rigaud, Moreau, Lancret, Boutet de Monvel, Saint-Aubin, Ary Scheffer, Rejchan, Isabey, Jules Girardet, Vigee-Lebrun, Carmontelle, Decaisne, Albert Besnard, Albrecht Dürer, Pittara, G. Clairin, Maxime Claude, de Penne, Victor Gilbert, Lucy Lee Robbins, A. Pasini, Dinet, Doucet, Raphael Collin, Marguerite Cresty, Louis Morin, Habert-Dys, Moreau-Neret, Marchetti, Eduardo Tofano, Gerome, Jean Beraud, Lopisgich, de Los Rios, A. Greux, Carle Vernet, Louis Morin, Debray, Ledru, Prud'hon, Fragonard, Monvel, Isaby, Rodin, Simon Petit, Hippolyte Flandrin, Ingres, Heim, Louis David, A. Greux, Chalot, Shipping negotiable. First Ed. 3/4 Calf Folio - 34 x 24 cm.; First Ed.

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RAMSAY, Andrew Michael de: Eighteenth-century biography of a famous seventeenth-century commander Histoire du Vicomte de Turenne, marechal general des armees du Roy. Paris, The widow Mazieres & J.B. Garnier, 1735.
First edition of the well-known biography of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne (1611-1675) by Andrew Michael Ramsay. Turenne was the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family. He achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France. He was one of six marshals who have been made Marshal General of France. He was the second son of Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc de Bouillon, sovereign prince of Sedan , by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of William the Silent, Prince of Orange. Turenne received a Huguenot education and the usual training of a young noble of the time, but physical infirmity, and particularly an impediment of speech (which he never lost), hampered his progress. At the age of fourteen he went to learn war in the camp of his uncle, Maurice of Nassau the Stadtholder of Holland and Prince of Orange, and began his military career (as a private soldier in that prince's bodyguard) during the last stage of the Dutch Revolt.Frederick Henry of Nassau, who succeeded his brother Maurice as Stadtholder and Prince of Orange in 1625, gave Turenne a captaincy in 1626. The young officer took his part in the siege warfare of the period, and won special commendation from his uncle (one of the foremost commanders of the time) for his skill and courage. In 1630 Turenne left the Netherlands and entered the service of France, motivated not only by the prospect of military advancement but also by his mother's desire to show the loyalty of the Bouillon dominions to the French crown. Cardinal Richelieu at once made him colonel of an infantry regiment. He still continued to serve at short intervals with the prince of Orange, who at the time had an alliance with France.He gained the rank of Marshal of France (1643) and soon departed to the Alsace to re-organize the 'Army of Weimar' (the remnant of the late Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar's troops) which had just suffered a severe defeat at Tuttlingen (November 24/25, 1643). At this time, having reached thirty-two years of age, Turenne had served under four famous commanders. The methodical prince of Orange, the fiery Bernhard, the soldierly Cardinal de la Valette and the stubborn and astute Harcourt had each contributed much to the completeness of Turenne's training, and he took the field in 1644 prepared by genius and education for the responsibilities of high command.In Louis XIV's Dutch War of 1672 Turenne accompanied the army commanded by the king which overran the Dutch United Provinces up to the gates of Amsterdam. The terms offered by Louis to the Prince of Orange only aroused a more bitter resistance. The Dutch opened the dikes and flooded the country round Amsterdam. This measure completely checked Turenne, whom the king had left in command. News of this event roused Europe to action, and the conflict spread to Germany. Turenne fought a successful war of manoeuvre on the middle Rhine while Conde covered Alsace. In January 1673 Turenne assumed the offensive, penetrated far into Germany, and forced the Great Elector of Brandenburg to make peace; later in the year, however, the famous imperial general Montecucculi completely out-manoeuvred Turenne: Montecucculi evaded his opponent, joined the Dutch and took the important town of Bonn. In June 1674, however, Turenne won the battle of Sinzheim, which made him master of the Palatinate.Napoleon recommended all soldiers to "read and re-read" the campaigns of Turenne as one of the great captains. His fame as a general rivalled that of any other in Europe at a period when the populace studied war more critically than ever before, for his military character epitomized the art of war of his time. Strategic caution and logistic accuracy, combined with brilliant dash in small combats and constancy under all circumstances - of success or failure - perhaps emerge as the salient points of Turenne's genius for war. Great battles he avoided. "Few sieges and many combats" he used as his own maxim. Andrew Michael Ramsay (1686-1743), known in France as the Chevalier de Ramsay, was a Scottish-born writer who lived most of his adult life in France. In his youth he served with the English auxiliaries in the Netherlands, and in 1710 visited Francois Fenelon, who converted him to Roman Catholicism. He remained in France until 1724 writing politico-theological treatises. In January 1724, Ramsay was sent to Rome as tutor to James' two sons, Charles Edward and Henry.Ramsay returned to France in 1730 and, following the death of the Duc de Sully, passed into the service of the Comte d'Evreux, a prominent member of the family of la Tour d'Auvergne and Bouillon which had ties of marriage with the Jacobite Court, and bonds of loyal friendship to the circle around Fenelon.Ramsay's task in the Evreux household was to tutor the Count's grand nephew, the Prince of Turenne, Godefroi Charles, son of Charles Godefroi, Duc de Bouillon, the head of the house. It was for the Prince's education that Ramsay wrote this Histoire du Vicomte de Turenne, marechal general des armees du roy (1735), using as documentary evidence the handwritten Memoires du Duc d'York (James II). The original manuscripts were lost in the French Revolution.The work is dedicated to the Prince of Turenne, and contains in vol. 2: the 'Preuves de l'histoire du vicomte de Turenne' in 3 parts: (1) 'Contenant les memoirs du vicomte ecrits de sa propre main': the autobiography of Turenne (pp. I-CLXXXVII) together with the 'Relation de la campagne de Fribourg'by Goyon de Matignon,Francois marquis de la Moussage (pp. CLXXXVIII-CCIX); (2) 'Contenant plusieurs lettre, brevets, instructions politiques, & autres pieces' (pp. I--LXXXVIII); and (3) 'Contenant les memoires du duc d'York (= King James II (1633-1701), depuis Jacques II. Roi de la Grande-Bretagne' (pp. CL). Further editions: 1736 (Paris, ed. in 8vo & The Hague), 1749, 1771-73, 1774. An translation into English appeared in 1755.<I>List op plates</I>:- Portrait of Turenne.- Les trois combats de Fribourg (3, 5 and 9 August 1644; erroneously bound in vol. 2))- Combat de Mariendal (5.5.1645).- Bataille de Norlinghen (3.8.1645).- Bataille pres de Rhetel (19.12.1650).- Bataille de St. Antoine (5.7.1652).- Siege d'Arras (25.8.1654).- Siege de Valenciennes (16.7.1656)- Bataille des Dunes pres Dunkerque (14.6.1658).- Les Marches du vicomte de Turenne dans Hollande ... Brabant ... Westphalie ...Vol. 2: - Bataille de Sintzheim (16.6.1674).- Bataille d'Ensheim (4.10.1674).- Combat de Turcheim en Alsace (15.1.1674).- Les differens camps dans l'Ortnaw (Offenberg).
Very good copy.- (Spines a bit rubbed, the plate of the 'Trois combats de Fribourg (1644) misbound in the second vol.).

5 parts in 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary full mottled calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green title labels, lettered in gold, marbled edges. Titles and half-titles printed in red and black, full-page portrait of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, by N. de Larmessin after Meissonier, 13 folding engraved plans (ca. 26 x 39 cm) of battles sieges and camps by Coquart, 8 large beautiful head- and end-pieces by J.B. Scotin, 2 engraved initials. Vol. 1: (12), 494 pp.; vol. 2: (4), 495-597, (1), 596-600, (601), (2), CL, LXXXVIII, CCIX pp.

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Williams, Noel T. St. John.. REDCOATS AND COURTESANS: THE BIRTH OF THE BRITISH ARMY (1660-1690).. Brassey's (UK), London, (1994).,
273 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates. "This is the exciting story of the birth of the modern British Army and its dramatic growth from a small force of Foot and Horse Guards to a standing Army of over three dozen famous regimen ts...The events take place during the colourful reigns of Charles II and James II, a time of political intrigue, petticoat diplomacy and a licentious Court...demonstrates the influence of not only the two Kings, but also their able minister, colou r f ul courtiers and glamorous ladies who constantly surrounded them." small closed tear at bottom of page 257/8 - archivally taped, minor wrinkle at top of spine. Dust jacket has some very light edge wear/wrinkling. NF/VG+.

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Hill, Christopher. The Century of Revolution, 1603-1714. New York U. S. A.: W. W. Norton & Company, 1982.
Marfree, acidfree; sm waterstain top corner of Appendices, no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; Norton Library History of England; 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches; 296 pages; "A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION, INDEED! , Jan 8, 2007 \nBy Alfred Johnson (boston, ma) - \nThe late eminent British Marxist historian Christopher Hill is better known for his pioneer work in the micro-history of the English Revolution and the influences of left-wing political forces such as the Levellers and Diggers and religious forces such the Quakers, Shakers, Ranters and Seekers on it. Here he has written an overview of the entire 17th century as part of this series of books on the history of England to modern times. Needless to say some of his work around the English Revolution seeps into this work as well, which makes that period the strongest section of the book. \n\nProfessor Hill traces the major social, political, economic and religious trends that culminated in the revolution back to the reign of James I (and some economic trends back to Elizabethan times) . He covers such keys areas of conflict as the changes in land use and ownership, agricultural innovations including the highly controversial enclosure policy, governmental foreign policy which tended to have a distinctly Catholic, particularly pro-Spanish, orientation, the embryonic beginnings of the split between court and 'country' as a result of Stuart arbitrary rule, the split between landed proprietors and city merchants; the city and the country, the established church and the numerous pro-Puritan (read Calvinist) sects that started to sprout up like wildfire and the rise of a secular democratic movement based in the cities that both the Army and the Levellers would draw upon in the Civil War period. \n\nSpecial note should be taken of the decades between the beginning of the defensive parliamentary struggles against Charles I in 1640 and 1660 with the restoration of his son Charles II to the throne. At this point the tensions that were merely outlined by the prior policies of the Stuart governments came to the breaking point. Hill does more than merely narrate that story. He shows, based on his well-stocked body of knowledge about the period, the various stages that the revolution went through from vascillations of the first defensive struggles of the Parliamentarians to the definitive break with Charles and the establishment of the New Model Army which would usher in a period of military dominance of government and society and with it the rise and fall of the various secular and religious democratic movements. Hill also does a masterful job of showing how the various plebian democratic forces in society reacted to governmental policy (and how the government dealt with those forces) and how, as a result, these various fights sapped the revolutionary energy of the masses. \n\nAs more than one historian and sociologist has noted, as a general proposition the study of post-revolutionary periods tends to be rather anti-climatic. That is also the case here with the restoration of Charles II. England, however, exhibited that trend in revolutionary history that demonstrates that even when the revolution runs out of steam there is generally no regression back to the old ways of ruling. Despite the regression in governmental form with the reintroduction of the monarchy, parliamentary supremacy was essentially assured although not without various intrigues by Charles and his brother James against it and against England. As importantly, the capitalist industrial developmental trends that had been gathering force throughout the century kept expanding after the revolution. That trend would make England the number one power in the world in the next century. For an excellent overview of an important period in English history, which moreover is filled with helpful footnotes on sources for further research, this is your stop.. 0393300161.

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