Author: Count Anthony Hamilton; Horace Walpole
Title: Memoirs of the Count de Grammont
Description: London, John Lane the Bodley Head LTD, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Antoine Hamilton's memoirs of his brother-in-law Philibert de Gramont. A limited edition of one thousand copies. This is an out-of-series complimentary copy.From the library of Sir Campbell Stuart, with his bookplate to the front paste down. Stuart was a Canadian newspaper magnate, who ran propaganda operations for Britain during both World Wars.Illustrated with eight plates, and in-text wood engravings throughout, by Wilfred Jones.The memoirs of Philibert de Gramont, a French courtier and soldier of the seventeenth century, written by his brother-in-law, Antoine Hamilton. Philibert was the younger half-brother of Antoine III of Gramont. He was exiled from Louis XIV's court in 1662 for courting one of his mistresses, Anne-Lucie de la Mothe-Houdancourt. Upon this exile, Philibert found home at the court of Charles II in England, though he was allowed to return to France after a couple of years. When Philibert was 80, he supplied his brother-in-law, Antoine, with the material for these 'Memoirs&apos. Hamilton provided interesting passages in this volume on the history of the court of Charles II. Translated from French to English by Horace Walpole. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. A small amount of loss to the head of the front joint. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Spine is a little discoloured. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Wilfred Jones. Very Good .
Keywords: Memoirs of the Count de Grammont count de gramont philibert de gramont horace walpole count de gramont Wilfred Jones
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Title: Memoirs of the Count de Grammont
Description: London, John Lane the Bodley Head LTD, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Antoine Hamilton's memoirs of his brother-in-law Philibert de Gramont. A limited edition of one thousand copies. This is an out-of-series complimentary copy.From the library of Sir Campbell Stuart, with his bookplate to the front paste down. Stuart was a Canadian newspaper magnate, who ran propaganda operations for Britain during both World Wars.Illustrated with eight plates, and in-text wood engravings throughout, by Wilfred Jones.The memoirs of Philibert de Gramont, a French courtier and soldier of the seventeenth century, written by his brother-in-law, Antoine Hamilton. Philibert was the younger half-brother of Antoine III of Gramont. He was exiled from Louis XIV's court in 1662 for courting one of his mistresses, Anne-Lucie de la Mothe-Houdancourt. Upon this exile, Philibert found home at the court of Charles II in England, though he was allowed to return to France after a couple of years. When Philibert was 80, he supplied his brother-in-law, Antoine, with the material for these 'Memoirs&apos. Hamilton provided interesting passages in this volume on the history of the court of Charles II. Translated from French to English by Horace Walpole. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. A small amount of loss to the head of the front joint. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Spine is a little discoloured. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Wilfred Jones. Very Good .
Keywords: Memoirs of the Count de Grammont count de gramont philibert de gramont horace walpole count de gramont Wilfred Jones
Price: GBP 35.00 = appr. US$ 49.98 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 932P32
- Book number: 932P32
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