Author: M. N. Bouillet Title: Dictionaire Universal D&Apos;Histoire Et de Gographie
Description: Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1884. Cloth. A popular dictionary of History and Geography, in French by the renowned Bouillet. An association copy with Sir Robert Lindsays armorial nameplate and Elizabeth Sherman Cameron's signature. Written by Marie-Nicolas Bouillet, who was a Professor, and lexicographer French translator, whose name remains associated with the universal dictionary of history and geography he published in 1842. Elizabeth Sherman was the youngest child of Charles Taylor Sherman and Eliza Williams. She was also the niece of the American Civil War General, William Tecumseh Sherman and Senator John Sherman.In 1878 Elizabeth married James Donald Cameron who was Secretary of War under from 1876 to 1877 and Senator for Pennsylvania from 1877 to 1896. Considered one of the most beautiful and intelligent women in the Washington of the late 1870s to early 1880s Elizabeth was romantically linked with the American novelist, journalist and historian Henry Adams. Sir Ronald Charles Lindsay served as British Ambassador to the United States of America from 1929 to 1939. He was the son of Sir James Lindsay (26th Earl of Crawford) and Emily Lindsay. In 1909 he married Martha Cameron. Martha was the daughter of James Donald Cameron and Elizabeth Sherman Cameron. Martha died in 1918. In 1924 he married Elizabeth Sherman Hoyt, daughter of Colgate Hoyt. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Some rubbing to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: history geography dictionayr bouillet geography elizabeth sherman cameron marie-nicolas bouillet None
Price: GBP 140.00 = appr. US$ 199.92 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: FGN1-F-4
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