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Broché. 302 pages. Rousseurs. Défraîchi (manque à la couverture).

Leinen-O. Zustand: Gut. -. 255 S., 4°, mit zahlreichen s/w Illustrationen, weinroter Orig.-Leinenband mit floraler Deckelillustration in Schwarz und Gold, Rundum-Goldschnitt, Einband etwas nachgedunkelt, Seiten etwas gebräunt, sonst gutes Exemplar 11003_Militärgesch. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. RO40130603: 1902. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Mors fendus, Intérieur acceptable. 255 pages. Illustré de nombreuses gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. Tranche dorée. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.08-XIX ème siècle.

Relié. In-12 (12 x 18 cm), reliure demi-toile, titre doré au dos lisse, 324 pages, ouvrage rare, mentionné dans un catalogue de vente de l'Hôtel des ventes Giraudeau (28 septembre 2015), tampon 'Offert par l'Editeur à M.' au faux titre ; coupes usées, papier reliure frotté aux plats, quelques rousseurs et traces à l'intérieur, par ailleurs assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.…

°°° FIRST EDITION, SOFTCOVER ORIGINALS; 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE (Collection 'Buddhica - Documents et Travaux pour l'Étude du Bouddhisme publiés sous la Direction de Jean Przyluski', première Série >Mémoires<, Tome I / Tome V). - The slightly overlaying cornes of the covers with minimal crease; A VERY GOOD SET.…

A la Prise de la Grenade le 4 Juillet 1779. Engraving, 13" x 16½". Lightly browned and with some soiling around the margins, a few short marginal splits repaired with archival tape, but overall very good. N.p. [Paris], n.d. Scarce and rather splendid copper-engraving showing an incident during the French capture of Grenada in 1779. The overwhelmingly superior French force overwhelmed the tiny British garrison in a brilliant coup. Their Commander Admiral d'Estaing, perhaps drawing on his earlier experience as a Colonel of Infantry, landed his troops a short distance from St. George's, the capital, and assaulted it from the landward side. A British fleet under Admiral Byron was sent to engage the French, the action that ensued being referred to by Clowes as, ". the most disastrous, viewed as an isolated event, that the British Navy had encountered since Beachy Head, in 1690." That the consequences were not far worse, ". was due simply to the strained and cautious inaptitude of the French Admiral." [The Royal Navy Vol. III, pp.438-9]. Outnumbered, the British attacked in "utter disorder" and were severely mauled, being fortunate to be allowed to limp away for repairs at St. Kitt's unmolested due to d'Estaings hesitancy. The scene shown here is of an heroic action from the morning of the capture of the Island. The night's battle is drawing to a close and a few pockets of resistance remain. In a struggle over a British standard a French infantry man, Houradour, singlehandedly kills the defenders and d'Estaing, witnessing the incident, makes raises the man from the ranks. The tale is told in accompanying verses at the foot of the image which are arranged around a charming sunrise vignette, "Il frappe, et de leurs bras arrache ce Guerrier; d'Estaing le voit, l'accueille. et le fait Officier." Demarne was born in Brussels in 1752 and studied at the Academie in Paris under the history painter Briard from 1769-77. Influenced by the works of the Dutch C17th painter of Italianate landscapes Karel Dujardin, which he saw at the Randon de Boisset sale in 1777, Demarne largely transferred his attentions to picturesque scenes rather than historical subjects. In later life he worked at the Sèvres porcelain factory, was made a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur in 1828, and died in 1829.…