De Lamartine, A.

Nelson

Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, Libraires Éditeurs, 1864.1st edition.Half leather binding, marbled boards.V.g./No Jacket.Owner's bookplate, red leather label on spine, five raised bands.Includes the immortal phrase, ""L'Angleterre compte que chaque homme fera son devoir"" (p.182).(1), 237 pp. a well preserved copy in a near-contemporary binding. In French.1.0 kg.

Acanthophyllum BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 29067

Catalogue: Antiquarian

A. de Lamartine

Nelson

Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1859. Leather. A smart copy of this scarce biography of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson from French author Alphonse de Lamartine, in the original French. French. Scarce edition. Originally published in Le Civilisateur, this work explores the life of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, a British flag officer in the Royal Navy whose leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history. Written by Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine, a French author, poet, and statesman who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic and the continuation of the tricolore as the flag of France. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 928T3

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Nelson Lamartine Napoleonic Wars French Revolution Lamartine None